Writing with style: the Economist guide
"Why are the best words short and old? Why are full stops a writer's best friend? How can we simplify, then exaggerate? And what exactly are dangling modifiers? We'd all like to write with style. But what does that mean, and what can we learn from The Economist, a publication well kno...
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| Summary: | "Why are the best words short and old? Why are full stops a writer's best friend? How can we simplify, then exaggerate? And what exactly are dangling modifiers? We'd all like to write with style. But what does that mean, and what can we learn from The Economist, a publication well known for its clarity and flair? Welcome to Writing with Style, an elegant survey of the principles available for writing better prose. By adopting some tried and tested tools and techniques, you too can learn how to inform, persuade and entertain when you write. Whether you want to know your singulars from your subjunctives, how colons add drama or why the word "comprise" is contaminated, this is the style guide for you"--Publisher's description |
| Item Description: | "The Economist" "A new edition of The Economist style guide"--Cover "Published under exclusive licence from The Economist" Includes index |
| Physical Description: | 232 pages 20 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781800810068 |
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| contents | Introduction -- Part 1. The big things -- 1. Old and short words -- 2. Putting words to work: phrasing, images, metaphors and style -- 3. Keeping it together: grammar and sentence structure -- 4. The bottom line: writing with numbers -- 5. Then you being to make it better: editing -- Part 2. The details. 6. Confusables and cuttables: individual word rulings -- 7. Sweating the small stuff: punctuation, mechanics and conventions -- 8. What's in a name: people, organisations and places around the world -- 9. Confusing cousins: American and British English -- 10. Reference |
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