The Complete Plain Words / Ernest Gowers.
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TextPublication details: London : Penguin Books, 1987.Description: 288 pISBN: - 9780140511994
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Preface;
1 Prologue;
2 A preliminary Digression;
3 The Element;
4 Correctness;
5 The Choice of words:Introductory ;
6 The choice of Words::avoiding the superfluous word;
7 The Choice of Words:choosing the familiar words;
8 The choice of words :choosing the precise word;
9 The handling of words: trouble in arrangement;
10 The handling of words: troubles with conjunctions;
11 The handling of words: troubles with pronoun;
12 The handling of words: troubles with verb;
13 The handling of words: troubles with negatives;
14 Punctuation;
15 Some recent trends;
16 Some selected passage ;
17 A checklist:words and phrase to be used with care;
18 Epilogue;
Reference ;
For further reading;
Index;
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