To the Point: A Dictionary of Concise Writing by Fiske, Robert Hartwell

To the Point: A Dictionary of Concise Writing

Who doesn't hate wading through wordy paragraphs? Unfortunately, many writers don't realize when they are padding their...
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Author: Robert Hartwell Fiske
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To the Point: A Dictionary of Concise Writing by Fiske, Robert Hartwell

To the Point: A Dictionary of Concise Writing

$58.00

To the Point: A Dictionary of Concise Writing

$58.00
Author: Robert Hartwell Fiske
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Who doesn't hate wading through wordy paragraphs? Unfortunately, many writers don't realize when they are padding their sentences and obscuring their meaning. Enter To the Point, the essential guide to writing succinctly. Featuring hundreds of new entries, this freshly updated edition is complete with:

- A guide to the basics of writing concisely, including how to reduce the number of words in a phrase, substitute a single word for a phrase, and delete extraneous words and phrases.

- The Dictionary of Concise Writing, which gives concise alternatives to thousands of wordy phrases. Language expert Robert Hartwell Fiske uses each wordy phrase in a sentence and then rewrites or deletes the phrase entirely to show how the sentence can be improved.

- The brand new Guide to Obfuscation: A Reverse Dictionary, which helps writers build a more pithy vocabulary.

To the Point is the perfect reference book for anyone who wants to communicate more effectively through clear and beautiful writing.



Author: Robert Hartwell Fiske
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 03/24/2014
Pages: 608
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.86lbs
Size: 9.12h x 6.29w x 1.38d
ISBN: 9780393347173


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 02/01/2014 pg. 95
Choice 09/01/2014 pg. 42

About the Author
Fiske, Robert Hartwell: - Robert Hartwell Fiske is the editor and publisher of The Vocabula Review, an online journal about the English language. The author of The Dictionary of Unendurable English and other books about language, he lives in Rockport, Massachusetts.

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