Edit Yourself : A manual for everyone who works with words
by Ross Larson, Bruce
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- ISBN 10
- 0393302687
- ISBN 13
- 9780393302684
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About This Item
U.S.A.: Norton*(ww Norton Co, 1985. Soft cover. New. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Owner stamp on inside cover otherwise pristine. Common problems of writing. The reader will learn how to recognize words and phrases that should be cut; how to shorten cumbersome sentences; how to arrange the elements of pairs, series, and compound subjects and predicates; how to recognize and rectify mismanaged participles; and how to be on the lookout for the better word. The second part of the book consists of more than 1500 recommendations for cuts, changes, and comparisons that editors make to produce writing that is concise and effective.
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- Bookseller
- MAD HATTER BOOKSTORE (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Edit Yourself : A manual for everyone who works with words
- Author
- Ross Larson, Bruce
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0393302687
- ISBN 13
- 9780393302684
- Publisher
- Norton*(ww Norton Co
- Place of Publication
- U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1985
- Pages
- 108
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
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