The Elements of Style - Softcover

Strunk Jr., William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1499142234 ISBN 13: 9781499142235

Verlag: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

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Páginas: 46 Géneros: 12:DQ:Anthologies (non-poetry) 12:CFG:Semantics, discourse analysis, etc 12:0:0 Sinopsis: The Elements of Style is the definitive text and classic manual on the principles of English language read by millions of readers. The 18 main topics are organized under the headings, &ldquo,Elementary Rules of Usage,&rdquo, &ldquo,Elementary Principles of Composition,&rdquo, &ldquo,A Few Matters of Form,&rdquo, &ldquo,Words and Expressions Commonly Misused,&rdquo, and &ldquo,Words Often Misspelled.&rdquo, Quotes on usage and composition from this book include the oft heard phrases, &ldquo,Omit needless words,&rdquo, and &ldquo,Use the active voice.&rdquo, This is the first edition from 1918 created by Strunk alone, before Strunk ,s revision and reprinting in 1920, and before the revised editions by E.B. White in 1959 and forward.  ,_,

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The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr. is a prescriptive American English writing style guide comprising eight "elementary rules of usage", ten "elementary principles of composition", "a few matters of form", a list of forty-nine "words and expressions commonly misused", and a list of fifty-seven "words often misspelled". In 2011, Time magazine listed The Elements of Style as one of the 100 best and most influential books written in English since 1923.[

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• Verlag: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1499142234
• ISBN 13: 9781499142235
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 72