Essential English for Journalists, Editors and Writers (Pimlico) [Paperback]

Harold Evans (Author)

Book Description

Series: Pimlico | Publication Date: July 25, 2000

This brisk and pungent guide to the use of words as tools of communication is written primarily for journalists, yet its lessons are of immense value to all who face the problem of giving information, whether to the general public or within business, professional or social organizations. What makes a good English sentence? How should you rewrite a bad one? What clichés and other word-traps are to be avoided? Using a wealth of examples drawn from British and American newspapers, Essential English is an indispensable guide for all who have to convey information by the written or printed word.

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"Demonstrates how to clear whole jungles of vagueness and verbal clutter." - TLS

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This brisk and pungent guide to the use of words as tools of communication is written primarily for journalists, yet its lessons are of immense value to all who face the problem of giving information, whether to the general public or within business, professional or social organizations. What makes a good English sentence? How should you rewrite a bad one? What clichés and other word-traps are to be avoided? How do you shorten unnecessarily verbose source-material? Using a wealth of examples drawn from British and American newspapers, Essential English is an indispensable guide for all who have to convey information by the written or printed word.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Random House UK; Revised edition edition (July 25, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0712664475
• ISBN-13: 978-0712664479
• Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 0.9 x 8.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #980,917 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Writers' bible, June 2, 2008

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This review is from: Essential English for Journalists, Editors and Writers (Pimlico) (Paperback)

Essential English is the essential writing tool book for journalists and editors. I was first introduced to this book whilst studying journalism at The University of Sheffield in the UK.

It quickly became one of my favourites. It is a mix of a reference book and textbook. Even if I have written thousands of titles and summaries I still find that I return to this one to fine tune my skills.

This book was first published in 1972 and I found it strange that no one had written a review before me. Just because a book is getting old doesn't mean that it is outdated. This is a must have book for all aspiring journalists and a nice to have for experienced journalists who doesn't know it all already.