Style : Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace

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Edition: 10th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2011-01-01
Publisher(s): Longman
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Summary

Engaging and direct, Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace is the guidebook for anyone who wants to write well. Key Benefit: Engaging guidebook for anyone who wants to write well. Key Topics: Style, Clarity, Grace, Form, Ethics Guidelines for writing. Market: General Interest: Improving writing

Table of Contents

Preface
Style As Choice
Lesson One: Understanding Style
Lesson Two: Correctness
Clarity
Lesson Three: Actions
Lesson Four: Characters
Lesson Five: Cohesion and Coherence
Lesson Six: Emphasis
Grace
Lesson Seven: Concision
Lesson Eight: Shape
Lesson Nine: Elegance
Form
Lesson Ten: Motivating Coherence
Lesson Eleven: Global Coherence
Ethics
Lesson Twelve: The Ethics of Style
Appendix: Punctuation
Glossary
Suggested Answers
Index
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