Edit yourself : a manual for everyone who works with words

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Label

Edit yourself : a manual for everyone who works with words

Title remainder

a manual for everyone who works with words

Statement of responsibility

by Bruce Ross-Larson

Creator

• Ross-Larson, Bruce Clifford, 1942-

Subject

• English language -- Usage
• English language -- Usage -- Dictionaries
• Dictionaries
• Language

Genre

• Dictionaries

Language

eng

Summary

Think you have a way with words? Whether you're a student or a teacher, an assistant or a business executive, even a writer or an editor, most likely your writing can be enhanced and improved. Enter Edit Yourself, Bruce Ross-Larson's clear-cut, concise guide to grammar and the written word. In Part 1, he puts you at the editor's desk, revealing the most common cuts, changes, and comparisons made for clearer, crisper, and more effective sentences. Train your eye to spot errors; be on the lookout for the better word, and more. Part 2 ties it all together with more than 1,500 alphabetized recommendations, providing simple and straightforward ways to improve your writing. - Jacket flap

Cataloging source

ATA

Dewey number

808.042

Index

no index present

LC call number

PE1460

LC item number

.R725 2003

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

dictionaries

NLM call number

PE 1460 R725 2003