6 edition of English in plain words found in the catalog.
English in plain words
Gregory Cowan
Published
1971
by Random House
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Written in English
| The Physical Object | |
|---|---|
| Format | Unknown Binding |
| Number of Pages | 100 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL10158804M |
| ISBN 10 | 0394024516 |
| ISBN 10 | 9780394024516 |
| OCLC/WorldCa | 51179160 |
After reading The Oxford Guide to Plain English, I cannot read official letters--from the local government and the insurance companies--in the same way. Martin Cutts does an excellent job of reminding the reader that the best form of communication is direct, reader-centric and playful. For this achievement, this book deserves four stars/5(29). Plain Words, A Guide to the Use of English. By Sir Ernest Gowers. London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, Pp. 2s. net. THIS book was written at the invitation of the Treasury, with a view to help officials in their use of written English, First published in , it has since run into more than a dozen reprints. Its great.
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The Complete Plain Words is one of some half-dozen books on my shelves which I dip into in the vain hope of improving my prose English in plain words book.
Gowers was a civil servant and it is to fellow civil servants that his book is primarily addressed. His enemy is officialise and, to a lesser extent, commercialese.4/5. The Complete Plain Words is the essential guide for anyone who needs to express themselves clearly, fluently and accurately in writing.
Whether you are working on paper or on a computer, this invaluable reference work will lead you through the intricacies, problems and pleasures of the English language with wit, common sense and authority/5(43).
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Plain Language for Lawyers, Michele Asprey, Another excellent book targeted at legal writing. Plain Words has been updated to reflect numerous changes in English usage, yet Sir Ernest's distinctive, witty voice is undimmed.
And his message remains vital: our writing should be as clear and comprehensible as possible, avoiding superfluous words and clichés—from the jargon of "commercialese" to the murky euphemisms of by: 9.
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A text file containing k English words for all your dictionary/word-based projects e.g: auto-completion. Plain Words has been updated to reflect numerous changes in English usage, yet Sir Ernest's distinctive, witty voice is undimmed.
And his message remains vital: our writing should be as clear and comprehensible as possible, avoiding superfluous words and clichés - from the jargon of 'commercialese' to the murky euphemisms of politicians.
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