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The Oxford Essential Guide to Writing (Essential Resource Library) (Essential Resource Library)
This essential resource helps all writers organize, shape, and complete their work while expressing their ideas creatively and clearly. Rules of style and technique are covered, with examples of expert prose from the masters. An Appendix covers punctuation and grammar.
Paperback, 464 pages
Published
July 10th 2000
by Berkley
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For all intents and purposes, The Oxford Essential Guide to Writing (Essential Resource Library) is a reference book that is meant to be read. That is, however assuming that the areas of short non-fiction are the areas you're writing about.
The book's main purpose is obviously to inform the reader, not to entertain. That being said, there is a significant effort to lighten the tone and move away from the drudgery of constant grammar and style tips. What it all boils down to is that this is a fai...more
The book's main purpose is obviously to inform the reader, not to entertain. That being said, there is a significant effort to lighten the tone and move away from the drudgery of constant grammar and style tips. What it all boils down to is that this is a fai...more
Very useful book, to develop skills in writing. I have learnt how to begin, continue and end a piece of writing. The book is not the easiest to understand, in the sense, that I do not use the type of English encountered in the book, nor have I encountered it commonly in other books.
I found very instructive, how to link more than one paragraph, using deliberate means. I do the exercises faithfully, which are found in the end of the chapters. I am still in the beginnings of the book.
I found very instructive, how to link more than one paragraph, using deliberate means. I do the exercises faithfully, which are found in the end of the chapters. I am still in the beginnings of the book.
This essential resource helps all writers organize, shape, and complete their work while expressing their ideas creatively and clearly. Rules of style and technique are covered, with examples of expert prose from the masters. An Appendix covers punctuation and grammar.
Nov 12, 2011
Anne Crumpacker
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OK so now you know, but don't laugh at me! I've suddenly have readers on my blog, and I desperately need a brush-up on my writing skills. The guide is very good so far, but it doesn't help with my typos or misspellings!
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I read all the chunks that were assigned in my copyediting class. I don't enjoy writing in the least, so this wasn't my favorite book, but I can see how it would be very helpful for actual writers. For copyeditors, it has good FYI bits.
I used this text for my Copy Editing II class, and was initially annoyed that it is more of a resource for writers than editors. I quickly found it indispensable, though, since it taught me to tear apart and rebuild sentences and to defend my work in doing so.
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