the most common writing problems and the best ways to avoid them /
First Statement of Responsibility
Ben Yagoda
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
First Riverhead trade paperback edition
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xi, 175 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustations ;
Dimensions
21 cm
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Introduction -- pt. I. How to Not Write Bad : The One-Word Version. pt. II. How to Not Write Wrong. The elements of house style -- Punctuation -- Words -- Grammar -- pt. III. How to Not Write Bad. Punctuation -- Words and phrases -- Sentences -- Sentence to sentence, paragraph to paragraph -- Author's note
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
Offers a guide for crafting sentences and paragraphs that are both effective and interesting and that combine clarity with correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
English language-- Grammar, Handbooks, manuals, etc
English language-- Rhetoric, Handbooks, manuals, etc