Writing Is The Economist's Trade -- Writing Is Thinking -- Rules Can Help, But Bad Rules Hurt -- Be Thou Clear; But For Lord's Sake Have Fun, Too -- The Rules Are Factual Rather Than Logical -- Classical Rhetoric Guides Even The Economical Writer -- Fluency Can Be Achieved By Grit -- Write Early Rather Than Late -- You Will Need Tools -- Keep Your Spirits Up, Forge Ahead -- Speak To An Audience Of Human Beings -- Avoid Boiler Plate -- Control Your Tone -- Paragraphs Should Have Points -- Make Tables, Graphs, And Displayed Equations Readable -- Footnotes Are Nests For Pedants -- Make Your Writing Cohere -- Use Your Ear -- Write In Complete Sentences -- Avoid Elegant Variation -- Watch How Each Word Connects With Others -- Watch Punctuation -- The Order Around Switch Until It Good Sounds -- Read, Out Loud -- Use Verbs, Active Ones -- Avoid Words That Bad Writers Love -- Be Concrete -- Be Plain -- Avoid Cheap Typographical Tricks -- Avoid This, That, These, Those -- Above All, Look At Your Words. Deirdre N. Mccloskey. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 91-94) And Index.
Categories:
- Reference
- Words, Language & Grammar
- Reference
- Words, Language & Grammar
Publisher : Waveland Pr Inc
Author : McCloskey, Deirdre N.
Language : English
Edition : 2
Published :1999-05-27
Number Of Pages : 112
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 1577660633
ISBN-13 : 9781577660637
Item weight : 0.3 lb
Dimensions : 0.5 in x 4.9 in x 6.8 in
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