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To the Point: A Dictionary of Concise Writing
Contributor(s): Fiske, Robert Hartwell (Author)

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ISBN: 0393347176     ISBN-13: 9780393347173
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 2014
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BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Style Manuals
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Writing - General
Dewey: 808.042
LCCN: 2013046070
Physical Information: 1.38" H x 6.29" W x 9.12" L (1.86 lbs) 608 pages
Features: Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Library Journal 02/01/2014 pg. 95
Choice 09/01/2014 pg. 42
 
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Publisher Description:
Who doesn't hate wading through wordy paragraphs? Unfortunately, many writers don't realize when they are padding their sentences and obscuring their meaning. Enter To the Point, the essential guide to writing succinctly. Featuring hundreds of new entries, this freshly updated edition is complete with:

- A guide to the basics of writing concisely, including how to reduce the number of words in a phrase, substitute a single word for a phrase, and delete extraneous words and phrases.

- The Dictionary of Concise Writing, which gives concise alternatives to thousands of wordy phrases. Language expert Robert Hartwell Fiske uses each wordy phrase in a sentence and then rewrites or deletes the phrase entirely to show how the sentence can be improved.

- The brand new Guide to Obfuscation: A Reverse Dictionary, which helps writers build a more pithy vocabulary.

To the Point is the perfect reference book for anyone who wants to communicate more effectively through clear and beautiful writing.


Contributor Bio(s): Fiske, Robert Hartwell: - Robert Hartwell Fiske is the editor and publisher of The Vocabula Review, an online journal about the English language. The author of The Dictionary of Unendurable English and other books about language, he lives in Rockport, Massachusetts.
 
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