Designed for all those who deal with scientific and technical writing by others in universities, government labs, businesses, or engineering firms, this book helps readers become more effective and more efficient at editing the proposals, theses, journal articles, and reports that cross their desks and which need approving, grading, or reviewing. Written by the author of the best-selling "Craft of Scientific Writing", the guide deals with the subject in a refreshing way and includes a large number of enlightening examples and stories.
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The pilot has removed the fasten seat belt sign, the man in the aisle seat beside you has stopped his nervous chatter, and you are ready to begin editing Calloway's report. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
stylistic edit, content edit, series comma, professional documents, parallel strategy, serif fonts, professional writing Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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The pilot has removed the fasten seat belt sign, the man in the aisle seat beside you has stopped his nervous chatter, and you are ready to begin editing Calloway's report. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
stylistic edit, content edit, series comma, professional documents, parallel strategy, serif fonts, professional writing Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York Times, United States, Dow Corning, World Wide Web, William Safire, The Chicago Manual of Style New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Oxford Fowler's Modern English Usage Dictionary by H. W. Fowler on 4 pages
- On Language by William Safire on 4 pages
- Line by Line: How to Edit Your Own Writing by Claire Kehrwald Cook in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Craft of Scientific Writing by Michael Alley on page 22, and Back Matter
- The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition by William Strunk Jr. in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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