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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453838703321

Autore

Spencer Linda <1943->

Titolo

Writing well in the 21st century : the five essentials / / Linda Spencer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-4422-2759-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (165 p.)

Disciplina

808/.042

Soggetti

Report writing

Language arts

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION: Changes in American English; CHAPTER ONE: PUNCTUATION-THE CHOICES; CHAPTER TWO: GRAMMAR-CLARITY, CLARITY, CLARITY; CHAPTER THREE: FACTS-THE ACCEPTABLE AND THE UNACCEPTABLE; CHAPTER FOUR: STYLE-CREATE UNIQUE WRITING; CHAPTER FIVE: VOICE-EVERY WRITER'S GOAL; CHAPTER SIX: ONE FINAL WORD; APPENDIX: Answers to Practices; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Writing Well in the 21st Century: The Five Essentials provides students, career-builders, and professional writers with the basic elements needed for writing in the 21st century. The book fully explains-and links-the five essentials of good writing: punctuation, grammar, fact-checking, style, and voice Relevant and succinctly written, </span