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9781594200694
9780024182005
9780024182203
020530902
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From the Book - Regular Print - Fourth edition.
I. Elementary Rules of Usage 1 --
1. Form the possessive singular of nouns by adding 's 1 --
2. In a series of three or more terms with a single conjunction, use a comma after each term except the last 2 --
3. Enclose parenthetic expressions between commas 2 --
4. Place a comma before a conjunction introducing an independent clause 5 --
5. Do not join independent clauses with a comma 5 --
6. Do not break sentences in two 7 --
7. Use a colon after an independent clause to introduce a list of particulars, an appositive, an amplification, or an illustrative quotation 7 --
8. Use a dash to set off an abrupt break or interruption and to announce a long appositive or summary 9 --
9. Number of the subject determines the number of the verb 9 --
10. Use the proper case of pronoun 11 --
11. A participial phrase at the beginning of a sentence must refer to the grammatical subject 13 --
II. Elementary Principles of Composition 15 --
12. Choose a suitable design and hold to it 15 --
13. Make the paragraph the unit of composition 15 --
14. Use the active voice 18 --
15. Put statements in positive form 19 --
16. Use definite, specific, concrete language 21 --
17. Omit needless words 23 --
18. Avoid a succession of loose sentences 25 --
19. Express coordinate ideas in similar form 26 --
20. Keep related words together 28 --
21. In summaries, keep to one tense 31 --
22. Place the emphatic words of a sentence at the end 32 --
III. A Few Matters of Form 34 --
IV. Words and Expressions Commonly Misused 39 --
V. An Approach to Style (With a List of Reminders) 66 --
1. Place yourself in the background 70 --
2. Write in a way that comes naturally 70 --
3. Work from a suitable design 70 --
4. Write with nouns and verbs 71 --
5. Revise and rewrite 72 --
6. Do not overwrite 72 --
7. Do not overstate 73 --
8. Avoid the use of qualifiers 73 --
9. Do not affect a breezy manner 73 --
10. Use orthodox spelling 74 --
11. Do not explain too much 75 --
12. Do not construct awkward adverbs 75 --
13. Make sure the reader knows who is speaking 76 --
14. Avoid fancy words 76 --
15. Do not use dialect unless your ear is good 78 --
16. Be clear 79 --
17. Do not inject opinion 79 --
18. Use figures of speech sparingly 80 --
19. Do not take shortcuts at the cost of clarity 80 --
20. Avoid foreign languages 81 --
21. Prefer the standard to the offbeat 81.
From the Book - Regular Print - Third edition.
Elementary rules of usage --
Elementary principles of composition --
A few matters of form --
Words and expressions commonly misused --
An approach to style.
From the Book - Regular Print - Updated first edition.
Elementary rules of usage
Elementary principles of composition
A few matters of form
Words and expressions commonly misused
Elements of texting style
Spelling
Elements of emailing style
Exercises on Chapters II and III.
From the Book - Regular Print
I Elementary Rules of Usage 1 --
1 Form the possessive singular of nouns by adding's 1 --
2 In a series of three or more terms with a single conjunction, use a comma after each term except the last 3 --
3 Enclose parenthetic expressions between commas 3 --
4 Place a comma before a conjunction introducing an independent clause 11 --
5 Do not join independent clauses with a comma 11 --
6 Do not break sentences in two 12 --
7 Use a colon after an independent clause to introduce a list of particulars, an appositive, an amplification, or an illustrative quotation 15 --
8 Use a dash to set off an abrupt break or interruption and to announce a long appositive or summary 16 --
9 Number of the subject determines the number the verb 18 --
10 Use the proper case of pronoun 21 --
11 A participial phrase at the beginning of a sentence must refer to the grammatical subject 24 --
II Elementary Principles of Composition 31 --
12 Choose a suitable design and hold to it 31 --
13 Make the paragraph the unit of composition 31 --
14 Use the active voice 33 --
15 Put statements in positive form 34 --
16 Use definite, specific, concrete language 37 --
17 Omit needless words 39 --
18 Avoid a succession of loose sentences 40 --
19 Express coordinate ideas in similar form 43 --
20 Keep related words together 44 --
21 In summaries, keep to one tense 49 --
22 Place the emphatic words of a sentence at the end 52 --
III A Few Matters of Form 55 --
IV Words and Expressions Commonly Misused 63 --
V An Approach to Style (with a List of Reminders) 97 --
1 Place yourself in the background 100 --
2 Write in a way that comes naturally 101 --
3 Work from a suitable design 101 --
4 Write with nouns and verbs 105 --
5 Revise and rewrite 105 --
6 Do not overwrite 105 --
7 Do not overstate 106 --
8 Avoid the use of qualifiers 106 --
9 Do not affect a breezy manner 106 --
10 Use orthodox spelling 108 --
11 Do not explain too much 109 --
12 Do not construct awkward adverbs 109 --
13 Make sure the reader knows who is speaking 111 --
14 Avoid fancy words 111 --
15 Do not use dialect unless your ear is good 113 --
16 Be clear 113 --
17 Do not inject opinion 114 --
18 Use figures of speech sparingly 115 --
19 Do not take shortcuts at the cost of clarity 115 --
20 Avoid foreign languages 115 --
21 Prefer the standard to the offbeat 115 --
VI Spelling (from the first edition) 122.
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