The Careful Writer
Title | The Careful Writer PDF eBook |
Author | Theodore M. Bernstein |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 516 |
Release | 1995-12 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 0684826321 |
A handbook of alphabetized entries which provide answers to questions of use, meaning, grammar, punctuation, precision, logical structure, and color.
The careful writer : a modern guide to English usage
Title | The careful writer : a modern guide to English usage PDF eBook |
Author | |
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Pages | 487 |
Release | 1985 |
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The Careful Writer
Title | The Careful Writer PDF eBook |
Author | Theodore Menline Bernstein |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1958 |
Genre | English language |
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The Careful Writer
Title | The Careful Writer PDF eBook |
Author | William Fellner |
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Release | 1965 |
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A Reference Guide for English Studies
Title | A Reference Guide for English Studies PDF eBook |
Author | Michael J. Marcuse |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 2816 |
Release | 2023-11-10 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 0520321871 |
Miss Thistlebottom's Hobgoblins
Title | Miss Thistlebottom's Hobgoblins PDF eBook |
Author | Theodore Menline Bernstein |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Pages | 286 |
Release | 1971 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 0374210438 |
The old adage, rules are made to be broken has never been as well defended as in MISS THISTLEBOTTOM'S HOBGOBLINS. Throughout the book, Bernstein asserts that we have been indoctrinated with English usage rules that lack flexibility and evoke fear, confusion and frustration in writers. There are times when splitting an infinitive or ending a sentence with a preposition makes sense. Through a series of one-sided correspondences with Bertha Thistlebottom, an archetypal grade school English teacher, Bernstein addresses the community of rule mongering sticklers who have tried to squeeze the English language into a set of inflexible rules and outmoded definitions that only serve to stifle its growth and paralyze writers. In addition to his letters to Miss Thistlebottom, there are scores of entries where Bernstein debunks the rules of yesteryear with wit and intelligence and illustrates how to write effectively -- without the worry of hobgoblins.
Garner on Language and Writing
Title | Garner on Language and Writing PDF eBook |
Author | Bryan A. Garner |
Publisher | American Bar Association |
Pages | 884 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 9781604424454 |
Since the 1987 appearance of A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage, Bryan A. Garner has proved to be a versatile and prolific writer on legal-linguistic subjects. This collection of his essays shows both profound scholarship and sharp wit. The essays cover subjects as wide-ranging as learning to write, style, persuasion, contractual and legislative drafting, grammar, lexicography, writing in law school, writing in law practice, judicial writing, and all the literature relating to these diverse subjects.