Download or read book Some Helps and Plain Rules for Writing English written by Leila Ada Thomas and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Writing Science in Plain English written by Anne E. Greene and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2013-05-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scientific writing is often dry, wordy, and difficult to understand. But, as Anne E. Greene shows in Writing Science in Plain English,writers from all scientific disciplines can learn to produce clear, concise prose by mastering just a few simple principles. This short, focused guide presents a dozen such principles based on what readers need in order to understand complex information, including concrete subjects, strong verbs, consistent terms, and organized paragraphs. The author, a biologist and an experienced teacher of scientific writing, illustrates each principle with real-life examples of both good and bad writing and shows how to revise bad writing to make it clearer and more concise. She ends each chapter with practice exercises so that readers can come away with new writing skills after just one sitting. Writing Science in Plain English can help writers at all levels of their academic and professional careers—undergraduate students working on research reports, established scientists writing articles and grant proposals, or agency employees working to follow the Plain Writing Act. This essential resource is the perfect companion for all who seek to write science effectively.
Download or read book Legal Writing in Plain English written by Bryan A. Garner and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2013-08-26 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This easy-to-follow guide is useful both as a general course of instruction and as a targeted aid in solving particular legal writing problems.” —Harvard Law Review Clear, concise, down-to-earth, and powerful—all too often, legal writing embodies none of these qualities. Its reputation for obscurity and needless legalese is widespread. For more than twenty years, Bryan A. Garner’s Legal Writing in Plain English has helped address this problem by providing lawyers, judges, paralegals, law students, and legal scholars with sound advice and practical tools for improving their written work. The leading guide to clear writing in the field, this indispensable volume encourages legal writers to challenge conventions and offers valuable insights into the writing process that will appeal to other professionals: how to organize ideas, create and refine prose, and improve editing skills. Accessible and witty, Legal Writing in Plain English draws on real-life writing samples that Garner has gathered through decades of teaching. Trenchant advice covers all types of legal materials, from analytical and persuasive writing to legal drafting, and the book’s principles are reinforced by sets of basic, intermediate, and advanced exercises in each section. In this new edition, Garner preserves the successful structure of the original while adjusting the content to make it even more classroom-friendly. He includes case examples from the past decade and addresses the widespread use of legal documents in electronic formats. His book remains the standard guide for producing the jargon-free language that clients demand and courts reward. “Those who are willing to approach the book systematically and to complete the exercises will see dramatic improvements in their writing.” —Law Library Journal
Download or read book Politics and the English Language written by George Orwell and published by Renard Press Ltd. This book was released on 2021-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Orwell set out ‘to make political writing into an art’, and to a wide extent this aim shaped the future of English literature – his descriptions of authoritarian regimes helped to form a new vocabulary that is fundamental to understanding totalitarianism. While 1984 and Animal Farm are amongst the most popular classic novels in the English language, this new series of Orwell’s essays seeks to bring a wider selection of his writing on politics and literature to a new readership. In Politics and the English Language, the second in the Orwell’s Essays series, Orwell takes aim at the language used in politics, which, he says, ‘is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind’. In an age where the language used in politics is constantly under the microscope, Orwell’s Politics and the English Language is just as relevant today, and gives the reader a vital understanding of the tactics at play. 'A writer who can – and must – be rediscovered with every age.' — Irish Times
Download or read book Plain English for Doctors and Other Medical Scientists written by Oscar Linares and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plain English for Doctors is the first book on plain English medical writing. Its tips on writing clearly are specific, and easy to apply. Each tip comes with exercises based on excerpts from articles published in leading medical journals. This book is a must for any medical writer.
Download or read book Oxford Guide to Plain English written by Martin Cutts and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plain English is an essential tool for effective communication. Information transmitted in letters, documents, reports, contracts, and forms is clearer and more understandable when presented in straightforward terms. The Oxford Guide to Plain English provides authoritative guidance on how towrite plain English using easy-to-follow guidelines which cover straightforward language, sentence length, active and passive verbs, punctuation, grammar, planning, and good organization.This handy guide will be invaluable to writers of all levels. It provides essential guidelines that will allow readers to develop their writing style, grammar, and punctuation. The book also offers help in understanding official jargon and legalese giving the plain English alternatives.This guide gives hundreds of real examples and shows 'before and after' versions of texts of different kinds which will help readers to look critically at their own writing. Helpfully organized into 21 short chapters, each covering a different aspect of writing. Clearly laid out, and easy to use,the Oxford Guide to Plain English is the best guide to writing clear and helpful documents.
Download or read book Enhancing Legislative Drafting in the Commonwealth written by Helen Xanthaki and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-14 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The quality of legislation within the Commonwealth is an essential element of democracy and the rule of law. Although a neglected territory until recently, the legislative drafting debate is at the forefront of academic and professional fora at a Commonwealth and at a national level. This book brings to light the academic foundations of legislative quality and the many recent innovations deriving from Commonwealth jurisdictions. This book was based on a special issue of the Commonwealth Law Bulletin.
Download or read book A Plain English Handbook written by United States. Securities and Exchange Commission. Office of Investor Education and Assistance and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Plain Language in Plain English written by Cheryl Stephens and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book shows you how to write for customers and clients in language that’s easy to understand. It is a thorough companion to the writing process, with comprehensive guidance and advice on understanding your readers, planning and creating your text, and presenting your words in a good design.The contributor list reads like a who’s who of plain language experts. Plain Language in Plain English is a valuable resource for governments, businesses, service providers, and professionals in any field to improve their communication.From organizational guidelines, literacy awareness, and reader expectations, to effective speaking strategies for presentations, Plain Language in Plain English, is a comprehensive tool to have in your “communication toolbox.â€
Download or read book Planning in Plain English written by Natalie Macris and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-06-16 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume, the author draws from more than a decade of editing experience to explain how to craft clear, understandable, and highly readable planning documents. The author suggests ways to overcome planners' most common writing foibles: acronymns, jargon, and overuse of the passive voice. And the author provides handy lists to transform mushy nouns into powerful verbs, pare down bloated sentences, and translate ""bureaucratese"" into everyday language. The author even includes practice exercises designed to help you recognize and overcome bad writing habits. But even the best writing skills won't help if your document is organized poorly and aimed at the wrong audience.The author also explains why it's essential to know who your readers are before you start writing and how to organize your work so that it will be easy to understand and use."
Download or read book Oxford Guide to Plain English written by Martin Cutts and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2013-08-15 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plain English is the art of writing clearly, concisely, and in a way that precisely communicates your message to your intended audience. This book offers 25 practical guidelines helping you to improve your vocabulary, style, grammar, and layout to achieve clear writing. It gives expert advice on all aspects of the writing process: from avoiding jargon and legalese, to organizing written information in print and online. It also shows you how it's done with hundreds of real examples, including 'before' and 'after' versions. All this is presented in an authoritative and engaging way. Completely revised and updated, this essential reference work is now even more useful: the word lists have been expanded; a new list of clichéd and troublesome words to avoid has been added; and examples of real-life stories have been replaced with more recent ones. An improved design gives the book a fresh feel.
Download or read book Professional Writing Guide written by Roslyn Petelin and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-04-14 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Professional Writing Guide is for people who wish to improve the quality of their documents and the efficiency of their writing. Busy executives and other writers in organisations, who may spend between 30 and 80 per cent of their working time writing, will find it invaluable because it clearly outlines the principles that underlie effective documents. This book will enable executives to write confidently, competently, and persuasively. High quality output is crucial to a company's image and to a professional's own career advancement. Errors in a document can prove expensive. The Professional Writing Guide is an indispensable and accessible reference tool as well as a comprehensive style manual for writers who wish to avoid those expensive mistakes and make a positive impression. Written by two long-term professional writing educators with extensive experience of consulting to Australian business and industry, this lively and highly practical book features workable, reliable, and powerful strategies that can be used to systematically eliminate the writing problems of organisational writers.
Download or read book How to Write in Plain English written by Nicole Foster and published by . This book was released on 2023-01-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you want to be able to write more easily and with less stress? Are you a business owner or manager looking to improve communication with workers and customers? Are you a worker or a student who needs to improve workplace writing?Writing is the most common way of communicating these days, especially in the workplace. This is why we need to communicate the written message clearly.If you are looking for a guide which saves time, is easy to read, and helps readers to understand your message, then How to Write in Plain English is a book that will help you. Writing in plain English means that everyone understands the information the first time they read it.Being able to write in plain English is now more important than ever, and by using the strategies in this book, you will be able to master plain English writing.Inside How to Write in Plain English, you will find:?the meaning of "plain English," why you should use it, and how it can benefit you?the difference between good text and bad text?tips and tricks for better grammar and structure?the power of punctuation and capitalization?ways to communicate at work?checklists and templates for plain English writingAlong with so much more to communicate clearly and effectively in any written form.From rules of plain English grammar and sentence structure to the kinds of language to avoid, How to Write in Plain English is the perfect guide to help you to confidently convey your message.Here is your chance to excel at written communication!
Download or read book Writing for Dollars Writing to Please written by Joseph Kimble and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writing for Dollars, Writing to Please seeks to change public and legal writing--by making the ultimate case for plain language. The book gathers a large body of evidence for two related truths: using plain language can save businesses and government agencies a ton of money, and plain language serves and satisfies readers in every possible way. It also debunks the ten biggest myths about plain writing and looks back on 50 highlights in plain-language history. The first edition was described by reviewers as "powerful," "compelling," "inspiring," and "astounding." This second edition has been updated and expanded throughout. Professor Joseph Kimble is a leading international expert on this subject. Here is the book that sums up his important work, with a message that is vital to every government writer, business writer, and attorney.
Download or read book Why I Write written by George Orwell and published by Renard Press Ltd. This book was released on 2021-01-01 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Orwell set out ‘to make political writing into an art’, and to a wide extent this aim shaped the future of English literature – his descriptions of authoritarian regimes helped to form a new vocabulary that is fundamental to understanding totalitarianism. While 1984 and Animal Farm are amongst the most popular classic novels in the English language, this new series of Orwell’s essays seeks to bring a wider selection of his writing on politics and literature to a new readership. In Why I Write, the first in the Orwell’s Essays series, Orwell describes his journey to becoming a writer, and his movement from writing poems to short stories to the essays, fiction and non-fiction we remember him for. He also discusses what he sees as the ‘four great motives for writing’ – ‘sheer egoism’, ‘aesthetic enthusiasm’, ‘historical impulse’ and ‘political purpose’ – and considers the importance of keeping these in balance. Why I Write is a unique opportunity to look into Orwell’s mind, and it grants the reader an entirely different vantage point from which to consider the rest of the great writer’s oeuvre. 'A writer who can – and must – be rediscovered with every age.' — Irish Times
Download or read book Plain Written English for Business and Technical Applications Main Text written by Peter M. Skaer and published by Babel Press U.S.A.. This book was released on 2014-08-14 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plain English introduces a system of writing clearly and effectively for all writers of English, the world over. In response to the clear emergence of English as the preferred language for both international business and travel, the global lingua franca of the modern age, Plain English is a system that can help writers to communicate their ideas clearly, effectively and directly, ensuring a one-to-one relationship between the author's intended message, and the reader's perceived message. Plain English as it is introduced here is not just a set of random guidelines and advice, but rather, a complete system of English usage that embodies four rigorous principles, which further address sixteen basic guidelines, which in turn govern eighty separate rules of usage. These four basic principles of Plain English are (1) Cohesiveness (unified, logical, consistent, complete, etc.); (2) Directness (clear, succinct, positive, etc.); (3) Economy (brief, uncluttered, minimal, etc.), and; (4) Appropriateness (polite, respectful, correct, neutral, etc.). Plain English recognizes the shortcomings in the fact that not all grammatically correct sentences in English are necessarily clear, or concise. In fact, there are many "grammatical" sentences that are very difficult to understand because of vague or ambiguous words or syntax, overly long and dense sentence structures, confusing pronoun and article usage, and so forth. The book assumes a professional focus; in other words, it is most especially useful for those who make their livings as writers, such as translators, journalists, novelists and so forth, but also other areas of business are addressed, including writing business letters and email, reports, invoices, and so forth. And, while there is a professional focus, of course virtually all of the principles, guidelines and rules are applicable in just about any writing situation. The Plain English book asks and answers many questions important to the writing process, so, to give you some examples, before you write anything, it is important to address the following questions, among many others: Why are you writing? (determining purpose is essential to word choice, writing style and overall organization); Who are your readers? (knowing your target audience is equally essential so that your language and style is adjusted to fit your readers' levels of expertise), and; What should you include and what should you leave out? (an often overlooked area concerning how much is enough, and how much is too much). The questions above are just a few of the many issues covered in the text, and naturally only relate to the starting point of writing a particular text, but should give you an idea of how the book of Plain English takes a direct and systematic approach to the task of writing clearly and effectively. The text itself is divided into four sections, one for each principle, and contains a total of 80 units, one for each of the 80 rules of Plain English. The text can be used both as a general learning guide, but also as a handy reference manual. There are opportunities (exercises) for you to practice your skills, following each unit, with suggested answers accessible online. The text has been used successfully worldwide in online and in-class courses, continuously since it was first developed in the mid-1990s. As the world changes so does our need to effectively communicate with people across borders, and across cultures. It is hoped that the system of Plain English can help play a small but positive role in ensuring clear and successful communication in English at a global level.
Download or read book The United States Catalog written by and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 2048 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
