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41) The writer's art
Author
Publisher
Andrews, McMeel & Parker
Pub. Date
©1984
Language
English
Description
The widely syndicated political columnist addresses both professionals and laymen in this guide to writing well which highlights techniques and examples of good writing and includes a section of Kilpatrick's personal judgement calls on word usage.
Author
Publisher
Barron's Educational Series
Pub. Date
[1975]
Language
English
Description
Newly revised for quicker, easier reference, this book has been designed to give both native-born and foreign students a solid sense of security in mastery of English. 123 irregular verbs are fully conjugated, pitfalls in sentence structure are analyzed, and rules for such trouble areas as spelling and punctuation are outlined.
Series
Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development volume 57, no. 4
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
c1992
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Biteback Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"In Nazi Germany, Hitler portrayed Jews as vermin and six million people were killed. Metaphors can make the unreasonable seem reasonable, the illegitimate appear legitimate, and a good people turn evil. Top speechwriter Simon Lancaster goes on a mission to explore how metaphors are used and abused today. From Washington to Westminster, Silicon Valley to Syria, Glastonbury to Grenfell, he discovers the same images being used repeatedly. Scum! Bitch!...
Author
Publisher
Ten Speed Press, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"A compendium of 100 words and phrases smart people use--even if they only kinda sorta (secretly don't) know what they mean--with pithy definitions and fascinating etymologies to solidify their meanings. Your boss makes a joke about Schrodinger's cat--which is something you've heard of but you're a little vague about what exactly happened (or didn't happen) with that cat. Or you're reading a New Yorker article that explains that "Solecism slipped...
Author
Language
English
Description
"First published in 1947, The Reader Over Your Shoulder remains required reading for anyone who wants to write more clearly and artfully. Editor Alan Hodge and I, Claudius author Robert Graves enjoin the writer to write as if "a crowd of his prospective readers. [were] looking over his shoulder," anticipating possible questions and criticism. They identify the most common blunders writers make and lay out forty-one principles--twenty-five dealing...
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