Technical Writing (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

A. Rickard, T.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1331923433 ISBN 13: 9781331923435

Verlag: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Reseña del editor:

Excerpt from Technical Writing

It has pleased me greatly to be told that my little book has helped the younger members of my former profession to write better. As an editor I have been cognizant Of many instances of improvement on the part of contributors, because their eyes have been Opened to the need for intelligence and care in writing. AS I said in the preface to the first edition, my hope is to make evident the good results that come from taking pains in the use'of language. That hope has been justified.

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Excerpt from Technical Writing

The demand for this book has warrant the publishers in asking me to prepare a second edition, and in doing so I have taken the opportunity of making corrections and additions. The first two chapters and the last two have undergone little change, but the other have been re-written. I have added a discussion of the subjunctive and of 'shall and will'. The chapter entitled 'The Wrong Word' is new; so is that on punctuation.

To those who care for the proper use of our language the apparent awakening of interest in the matter is encouraging. The engineering profession as a whole is showing more regard for one of its instruments of precision, and the general public is becoming aware of the importance of correct speech, as is indicated by the observance of special days and weeks during which the people of a given community agree to devote particular attention to the improvement of their methods of their expression. It is noteworthy that most American schools of engineering now maintain a course in English, and many of them have special classes in the subject. The universities are compelling their students to cultivate a higher standard of writing in examination papers, so that the proof of knowledge must be joined with the ability to convey that knowledge in proper style. Even the mining schools have awakened to their duty in this matter. It may be said that it is no part of their function to teach English, which should haven been taught to the student in the high-school.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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• Verlag: Forgotten Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1331923433
• ISBN 13: 9781331923435
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 352