The Writer's Friend*: *and a Companion for Copy Editors and Others who Work with Publications

ISBN-10
0813801494
ISBN-13
9780813801490
Category
Language Arts & Disciplines
Pages
202
Language
English
Published
1989
Publisher
Iowa State Press
Author
Martin L. Gibson

Description

Includes tips on sentence length, use of sexist pronouns, cliches, vagueness and wordiness, poor punctuation, and the mechanics of handling quotations. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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