Style : lessons in clarity and grace

Author(s)

• Williams, Joseph M.
• Colomb, Gregory G.

Bibliographic Information

Style : lessons in clarity and grace

Joseph M. Williams ; revised by Gregory G. Colomb

Longman, c2010

10th ed

• : pbk

Note

"International ed."

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Engaging and direct, Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace is the guidebook for anyone who wants to write well.Engaging and direct, Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace is the guidebook for anyone who wants to write well.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: Style as Choice Lesson One: Understanding Style Lesson Two: Correctness PART TWO: Clarity Lesson Three: Actions Lesson Four: Characters Lesson Five: Cohesion and Coherence Lesson Six: Emphasis PART THREE: Grace Lesson Seven: Concision Lesson Eight: Shape Lesson Nine: Elegance PART FOUR: Form Lesson Ten: Motivating Coherence Lesson Eleven: Global Coherence PART FIVE: Ethics Lesson Twelve: The Ethics of Style Appendix I: Punctuation Appendix II: Using Sources Glossary Suggested Answers

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BB05145839
• ISBN:
  • 9780205029884
• LCCN: 2009030074
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Boston
• Pages/Volumes: xv, 265 p.
• Size: 22 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PE1421
  • DC22 : 808/.042
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : English language -- Style
  • LCSH : English language -- Technical English
  • LCSH : English language -- Business English
  • LCSH : English language -- Rhetoric
  • LCSH : Technical writing
  • LCSH : Business writing