| Essential English: For Journalists, Editors and Writers Revised Edition Contributor(s): Evans, Harold (Author) |
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ISBN: 0712664475 ISBN-13: 9780712664479 Publisher: Pimlico OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2000 Annotation: This brisk and pungent guide to the use of words as tools of communication is written primarily for journalists, yet its lessons are of immense value to all who face the problem of giving information, whether to the general public or within business, professional or social organizations. What makes a good English sentence? How should you rewrite a bad one? What cliches and other word-traps are to be avoided? How do you shorten unnecessarily verbose source-material? Using a wealth of examples drawn from British and American newspapers, "Essential English is an indispensable guide for all who have to convey information by the written or printed word. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Journalism - Language Arts & Disciplines | Grammar & Punctuation |
| Dewey: 428 |
| LCCN: 2022360963 |
| Series: Pimlico |
| Physical Information: 0.95" H x 5.29" W x 8.47" (0.74 lbs) 296 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This brisk and pungent guide to the use of words as tools of communication is written primarily for journalists, yet its lessons are of immense value to all who face the problem of giving information, whether to the general public or within business, professional or social organizations. What makes a good English sentence? How should you rewrite a bad one? What cliches and other word-traps are to be avoided? Using a wealth of examples drawn from British and American newspapers, Essential English is an indispensable guide for all who have to convey information by the written or printed word. |