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Style : ten lessons in clarity and grace / Joseph M. Williams.

Title
Style : ten lessons in clarity and grace / Joseph M. Williams.
Author
Williams, Joseph M.
Publication
New York : Longman, c2003.

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Description
xiii, 270 p. : ill.; 21 cm.
Summary
Explains how to be concise, focused, and organized, moving through the basics of clear, coherent, well-constructed sentences.
Subject
  • English language > Rhetoric
  • English language > Technical English
  • English language > Business English
  • English language > Style
  • Technical writing
  • Business writing
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 265) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Understanding style -- Correctness -- Actions -- Characters -- Cohesion and coherence -- Emphasis -- Concision -- Shape -- Elegance -- The ethics of prose -- From clarity to coherence.
ISBN
0321095170 (alk. paper)
LCCN
^^2002276821
OCLC
  • 49226421
  • SCSB-10421651
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library