Plain style : a guide to written English / Christopher Lasch ; edited and with an introduction by Stewart Weaver.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2002.Description: 121 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0812236734 (alk. paper)
  • 0812218140 (paper : alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PE 1408 .L3195 2002
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Contents:
Introduction : Christopher Lasch and the politics of the plain style / Stewart Weaver -- Note on the text -- Elementary principles of literary construction -- Conventions governing punctuation, capitalization, typography, and footnotes -- Characteristics of bad writing -- Words often misused -- Words often mispronounced -- Proofreaders' marks.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : Christopher Lasch and the politics of the plain style / Stewart Weaver -- Note on the text -- Elementary principles of literary construction -- Conventions governing punctuation, capitalization, typography, and footnotes -- Characteristics of bad writing -- Words often misused -- Words often mispronounced -- Proofreaders' marks.

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