02258nam 2200553 a 450 991097090590332120251212212122.00-19-974627-31-283-42766-497866134276630-19-987448-4(CKB)2670000000104977(EBL)716809(OCoLC)731646908(SSID)ssj0000571128(PQKBManifestationID)12254361(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000571128(PQKBWorkID)10611589(PQKB)10295891(MiAaPQ)EBC716809(Au-PeEL)EBL716809(CaPaEBR)ebr10521067(CaONFJC)MIL342766(EXLCZ)99267000000010497719900123d1990 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe plain English approach to business writing /Edward P. Bailey, JrRev. ed.New York Oxford University Press19901 online resource (143 p.)Includes index.0-19-511565-1 Cover; Contents; THE NEW WAY TO WRITE; MORE ABOUT STYLE; MORE ABOUT ORGANIZATION; MORE ABOUT LAYOUT; FINAL WORDS; Appendix: Simpler words and phrases; IndexIn offices across America, the Masters of Gobbledygook are hard at work. They're bombarding in-boxes with those long, confusing memos that colleagues don't have the patience to read--and bosses don't have the time to rewrite. They use words like ""commence"" or ""prior to"" instead of ""begin"" or ""before."" They bury their main point somewhere in the last paragraph--and take two pages to get there. Everybody knows one of them; in fact, you may even be one of them. But now there's help for anyone who's ever fallen prey to businessese, academese, legalese, or any other ""ese"" when faced withBusiness writingBusiness writing.808/.06665Bailey Edward P.Jr.277367MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910970905903321The plain English approach to business writing4477005UNINA