Write to the Point
A Master Class on the Fundamentals of Writing for Any Purpose
New York, NY : The Experiment, LLC, [2018]
Format: Book
Description: 263 pages ; 21 cm
Finding the right words, in the right order, matters--whether you're a student embarking on an essay, a job applicant drafting your cover letter, an employee composing an email . . . even a (hopeful) lover writing a text. Do it wrong and you just might get an F, miss the interview, lose a client, or spoil your chance at a second date.
Do it right, and the world is yours.
In Write to the Point , accomplished author and literary critic Sam Leith kicks the age-old lists of dos and don'ts to the curb. Yes, he covers the nuts and bolts we need to be in complete command of the language: grammar, punctuation, parts of speech, and other subjects half-remembered from grade school. But more importantly, he charts a commonsense course between the "Armies of Correctness" and the "Descriptivist Irregulars."
For Leith, knowing not just the rules but also how and when to ignore them--developing an ear for what works best in context--is everything. In this master class, Leith teaches us a skill of paramount importance in this smartphone age, when we all carry a keyboard in our pockets: to write clearly and persuasively for any purpose--to write to the point.
Do it right, and the world is yours.
In Write to the Point , accomplished author and literary critic Sam Leith kicks the age-old lists of dos and don'ts to the curb. Yes, he covers the nuts and bolts we need to be in complete command of the language: grammar, punctuation, parts of speech, and other subjects half-remembered from grade school. But more importantly, he charts a commonsense course between the "Armies of Correctness" and the "Descriptivist Irregulars."
For Leith, knowing not just the rules but also how and when to ignore them--developing an ear for what works best in context--is everything. In this master class, Leith teaches us a skill of paramount importance in this smartphone age, when we all carry a keyboard in our pockets: to write clearly and persuasively for any purpose--to write to the point.
Subjects:
English language -- Rhetoric -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Rhetoric -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
English language -- Style -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
English language -- Errors in usage -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Composition (Language arts)
English language -- Rhetoric -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Rhetoric -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
English language -- Style -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
English language -- Errors in usage -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Composition (Language arts)
ISBN:
9781615194629 (softcover)
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LITERATURE Writing Lei | Wheatley (Shandon) | Display, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references and index.