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Oxford guide to plain English
Record details
- ISBN: 9780199558506 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
- ISBN: 0199558507 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
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Physical Description:
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xxvii, 244 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. - Edition: 3rd ed.
- Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Previous ed.: 2004. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Writing shorter sentences ... or chopping up snakes -- Preferring plain words -- Writing tight -- Favouring the active voice -- Using vigorous verbs, and untying noun strings -- Using vertical lists -- Converting negative to positive -- Cross-references, cross readers -- Using good punctuation -- Pitching your writing at the right level -- Six writing myths explored and exploded -- Clearly non-sexist -- Conquering grammarphobia -- Sound starts and excellent endings -- Planning effectively -- Using reader-centred structure -- Using alternatives to words, words, words -- Management of colleagues' writing -- Good practice with email -- Writing better instructions -- Clarity for the Web -- Lucid legal language -- Writing low-literacy plain English -- Basics of a clear layout -- Keeping errors in Czech: its time to Proof read. |
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| Subject: | English language -- Rhetoric -- Handbooks, manuals, etc Report writing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc English language -- Grammar -- Handbooks, manuals, etc Clear language |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Decoda Literacy Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Decoda Literacy Library | 808.042 C88 2009 (Text) | 35410000039958 | General Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |
