The New Oxford Guide To Writing

Download or read book The New Oxford Guide to Writing written by Thomas S. Kane and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1988 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers the writing process, the structure of essays, exposition, sentences, diction, description, narration, and punctuation.

Download or read book The Oxford Essential Guide to Writing written by Thomas S. Kane and published by OXFORD University Press. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you're composing a letter, writing a school thesis, or starting a novel, The Oxford Essential Guide to Writing offers expert advice on how to think more creatively, how to conjure up ideas from scratch, and how to express those ideas clearly and elegantly. No matter where you find yourself in the writing process - from the daunting blank page to the rough draft that needs shaping to the small but important questions of punctuation - you'll find what you need in this one handy, all-inclusive volume.

Download or read book Oxford Guide to Plain English written by Martin Cutts and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plain English is an essential tool for effective communication. Information transmitted in letters, documents, reports, contracts, and forms is clearer and more understandable when presented in straightforward terms. The Oxford Guide to Plain English provides authoritative guidance on how towrite plain English using easy-to-follow guidelines which cover straightforward language, sentence length, active and passive verbs, punctuation, grammar, planning, and good organization.This handy guide will be invaluable to writers of all levels. It provides essential guidelines that will allow readers to develop their writing style, grammar, and punctuation. The book also offers help in understanding official jargon and legalese giving the plain English alternatives.This guide gives hundreds of real examples and shows 'before and after' versions of texts of different kinds which will help readers to look critically at their own writing. Helpfully organized into 21 short chapters, each covering a different aspect of writing. Clearly laid out, and easy to use,the Oxford Guide to Plain English is the best guide to writing clear and helpful documents.

Download or read book Oxford Guide to Effective Writing and Speaking written by John Seely and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-10-10 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oxford Guide to Effective Writing & Speaking is the essential guide for everyone who needs to communicate clearly and effectively. It combines practical advice on specific writing and speaking tasks with detailed self-help chapters covering grammar, spelling, and the writing process itself.

Download or read book The Oxford Guide for Writing Tutors written by Melissa Ianetta and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oxford Guide for Writing Tutors introduces two conversations to the tutor's preparation, one about the creation of knowledge in writing programs, the other about tutor research.

Download or read book The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing written by Richard Dawkins and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selected and introduced by Richard Dawkins, The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing is a celebration of the finest writing by scientists for a wider audience - revealing that many of the best scientists have displayed as much imagination and skill with the pen as they have in the laboratory.This is a rich and vibrant collection that captures the poetry and excitement of communicating scientific understanding and scientific effort from 1900 to the present day. Professor Dawkins has included writing from a diverse range of scientists, some of whom need no introduction, and some of whoseworks have become modern classics, while others may be less familiar - but all convey the passion of great scientists writing about their science.

Download or read book The Oxford Guide to Writing written by Thomas S. Kane and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1983 with total page 820 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: