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Engagingly written and illustrated with scores of telling examples, this plainspoken how-to book for college writers identifies those qualities that most typically distinguish good writing from bad and provides practical measures for avoiding pitfalls. Included are do's and don'ts for... read more
First Sentence
CONCISION, leanness of words, is a natural place to begin because wordiness is so common in student writing and because (unlike losing weight) being concise isn't really so hard.
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Authors & Contributors
- Michael Harvey (Author)
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