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.
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Richard Palmer is Head of English at Bedford School. He has taught English for many years to a wide range of secondary and tertiary students. He has also been an examiner at GCSE and A level, and for The Open University
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A bit disappointing,
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This review is from: Write in Style: A guide to good English (Routledge Study Guides) (Paperback)
I arrived at this book when searching for who's responsible for that splendid clear, simple style of writing of Readers' Digest. As I could not find a Readers'Digest writers handbook, I searched for who worked there, and found some reference to the author of this book. It is a good book, teaches you style and composition and is a good source for professional writers, but is not what I was initially looking for.
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Destructive criticism is one of life's great pleasures, and a seriously undervalued one. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Destructive criticism is one of life's great pleasures, and a seriously undervalued one. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
finite verb, formal writing Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
British Isles New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Effective Speaking: Communicating in Speech by Christopher Turk in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Faber Book of Reportage by John Carey on page 195, and Back Matter
- Mind the Stop (Penguin Reference) by Gordon Vero Carey on page 55, and Back Matter
- A word in your ear by Philip Howard in Back Matter
- Apocalypse Now by Francis Ford Coppola on page 92
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- Foundation Degree Texts 3 pack: Successful Study: Skills for Teaching Assistants by Christine Ritchie on page 91, and page 140
- The Academics' Guide to Publishing (Sage Study Skills Series) by Rob Kitchin on page 31, and Back Matter
- Dyslexia in Practice: A Guide for Teachers by Janet Townend on page 206
- The Good Grammar Guide (Routledge Study Guides) by Richard Palmer in Front Matter
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