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The NewOxford Guide to Writing

Thomas S. Kane

Two broad assumptions underlie this book: (1) that writing is a rational activity, and (2) that it is a valuable activity. To say that writing is rational means nothing more than that it is an exercise of mind requiring the mastery of techniques anyone can learn. Obviously, there are limits: one cannot learn to write like Shakespeare or Charles Dickens. You can’t become a genius by reading a book. Continue reading The New Oxford Guide to Writing

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The American Heritage: Guide to contemporary usage and style

This book discusses current problems in English usage in an attempt to explain the effects that particular expressions are likely to have on readers of serious prose. The Guide covers the entire range of usage issues: traditional bugbears, emerging controversies, confused words, distinctions of meaning, differences between scientific and lay usage, words with controversial [...]

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