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Write in Style

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Write in Style

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Write in Style book

A guide to good English

Write in Style

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Write in Style book

A guide to good English
ByRichard Palmer
Edition 2nd Edition
First Published 2002
eBook Published 24 October 2002
Pub. Location London
Imprint Routledge
DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203819340
Pages 280
eBook ISBN 9780203819340
Subjects Education
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Palmer, R. (2002). Write in Style: A guide to good English (2nd ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203819340

ABSTRACT

Write in Style is aimed at all for whom clarity and accuracy of expression are important skills. All the main styles and grammaticalrules are covered, their sense axplained and vivid examples given of how not to write. Plenty of sound and meticulous advice is offered in a friendly and enthusiastic toneand a large part of the book covers specific types of writing, from essays and articles to minutes and reportage. The many illustrations, examples and exercises throughout help the reader put into practice the techniques and skillds the book explores.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

part |2 pages

Part I Engage brain and ear before writing

chapter 1|6 pages

Disasters

chapter 2|4 pages

Triumphs

part |2 pages

Part II Foundations

chapter 3|1 pages

Introduction

chapter 4|10 pages

Bone structure

chapter 5|33 pages

Joints

part |2 pages

Part III Style

chapter 6|2 pages

Introduction: Style versus fashion

chapter 7|27 pages

Fight the flab

chapter 8|21 pages

Voice

chapter |18 pages

Interlude: Writing and computers

part |2 pages

Part IV Tailor-made

chapter 9|1 pages

Introduction

chapter 10|30 pages

Essays

chapter 11|3 pages

Articles

chapter 12|2 pages

Reviews

chapter 13|14 pages

Reports

chapter 14|3 pages

Minutes

chapter 15|11 pages

Précis and summary

chapter 16|3 pages

Reportage

chapter 17|12 pages

Punctuation in speech and quotation

chapter 18|15 pages

Spelling and confusibles

chapter |8 pages

Appendix I: Answers to exercises

chapter |17 pages

Appendix II: A grammatical and technical glossary

chapter |2 pages

Further reading

chapter |6 pages

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