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OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD Why are the best words short and old? Why are full stops a writer's best friend? How can we simplify, then exaggerate? And what exactly are dangling modifiers? We'd all like to write with style. But what does that mean, and what can we learn from The Economist, a publication well known for its clarity and flair? Welcome to Writing with Style, an elegant survey of the principles available for writing better prose. By adopting some tried and tested tools and techniques, you too can learn how to inform, persuade and entertain when you write. Whether you want to know your singulars from your subjunctives, how colons add drama or why the word "comprise" is contaminated, this is the style guide for you.

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Writing with Style: The Economist Guide

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      Publisher Profile Books Ltd
      Published 15 June 2023
      ISBN-13 9781800810068
      978-1800810068
      ISBN-10 1800810067
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      Book Synopsis
      OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD Why are the best words short and old? Why are full stops a writer's best friend? How can we simplify, then exaggerate? And what exactly are dangling modifiers? We'd all like to write with style. But what does that mean, and what can we learn from The Economist, a publication well known for its clarity and flair? Welcome to Writing with Style, an elegant survey of the principles available for writing better prose. By adopting some tried and tested tools and techniques, you too can learn how to inform, persuade and entertain when you write. Whether you want to know your singulars from your subjunctives, how colons add drama or why the word "comprise" is contaminated, this is the style guide for you.

      Trade Review
      Praise for Lane Greene: 'One of my favourite writers on language -- Steven Pinker
      Open-minded and discerning ... [Greene is] hard to argue with -- Daniel Hahn * Spectator *
      Enjoyable, informative and persuasive * Irish Times *

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