Style : lessons in clarity and grace /
Lessons in clarity and grace
Joseph M. Williams, Joseph Bizup.
- Twelfth edition.
- x, 246 pages ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Style as choice -- Understanding style -- Correctness -- Clarity -- Actions -- Characters -- Cohesion and coherence -- Emphasis -- Clarity of form -- Motivation -- Global coherence -- Grace -- Concision -- Shape -- Elegance -- Ethics -- The ethics of style. Part one. Lesson one. Lesson two. Part two. Lesson three. Lesson four. Lesson five. Lesson six. Part three. Lesson seven. Lesson eight. Part four. Lesson nine. Lesson ten. Lesson eleven. Part five. Lesson twelve.
"Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace asserts that style is a matter of making informed choices in the service of one's readers. While writers know best what they want to say, readers ultimately decide if they've said it well. This flagship text builds on that premise, with updates on subjects such as gender-neutral writing and writing for global audiences. It brings the authors' innovative approach to the needs of today's students, while maintaining that writing with style is a civic and ethical virtue."-- Amazon.com.
English language--Style. English language--Technical English. English language--Business English. English language--Rhetoric. Technical writing. Business writing. Writing.