Oxford Guide To Plain English

Author : Martin Cutts
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : English language
ISBN : 0199233454

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Oxford Guide to Plain English by Martin Cutts Pdf

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.

Author : Martin Cutts
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780199558506

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Oxford Guide to Plain English by Martin Cutts Pdf

Plain English is an essential tool for effective communication. This handy guide provides authoritative help on how to write clearly and effectively. In 25 easy-to-follow chapters, it covers straightforward language, sentence length, active and passive verbs, punctuation, grammar, writing emails, proofreading, and good organization.

Author : Cheryl Stephens
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780557537877

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Plain Language in Plain English by Cheryl Stephens Pdf

This book shows you how to write for customers and clients in language that’s easy to understand. It is a thorough companion to the writing process, with comprehensive guidance and advice on understanding your readers, planning and creating your text, and presenting your words in a good design.The contributor list reads like a who’s who of plain language experts. Plain Language in Plain English is a valuable resource for governments, businesses, service providers, and professionals in any field to improve their communication.From organizational guidelines, literacy awareness, and reader expectations, to effective speaking strategies for presentations, Plain Language in Plain English, is a comprehensive tool to have in your “communication toolbox.â€

Author : Martin Cutts
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2013-08-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780191649127

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Oxford Guide to Plain English by Martin Cutts Pdf

Plain English is the art of writing clearly, concisely, and in a way that precisely communicates your message to your intended audience. This book offers 25 practical guidelines helping you to improve your vocabulary, style, grammar, and layout to achieve clear writing. It gives expert advice on all aspects of the writing process: from avoiding jargon and legalese, to organizing written information in print and online. It also shows you how it's done with hundreds of real examples, including 'before' and 'after' versions. All this is presented in an authoritative and engaging way. Completely revised and updated, this essential reference work is now even more useful: the word lists have been expanded; a new list of clichéd and troublesome words to avoid has been added; and examples of real-life stories have been replaced with more recent ones. An improved design gives the book a fresh feel.

Author : Peter Meijes Tiersma,Lawrence Solan
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 665 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2012-03-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0199572127

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The Oxford Handbook of Language and Law by Peter Meijes Tiersma,Lawrence Solan Pdf

This book provides a state-of-the-art account of past and current research in the interface between linguistics and law. It outlines the range of legal areas in which linguistics plays an increasing role and describes the tools and approaches used by linguists and lawyers in this vibrant new field. Through a combination of overview chapters, case studies, and theoretical descriptions, the volume addresses areas such as the history and structure of legal languages, its meaning and interpretation, multilingualism and language rights, courtroom discourse, forensic identification, intellectual property and linguistics, and legal translation and interpretation. Encyclopedic in scope, the handbook includes chapters written by experts from every continent who are familiar with linguistic issues that arise in diverse legal systems, including both civil and common law jurisdictions, mixed systems like that of China, and the emerging law of the European Union.

Author : Mike Markel
Publisher : Bedford/St. Martin's
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2010-06-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0312692161

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Technical Communication with 2009 MLA and 2010 APA Updates by Mike Markel Pdf

Click here to find out more about the 2009 MLA Updates and the 2010 APA Updates. Comprehensive and truly accessible, Technical Communication guides students through planning, drafting, and designing the documents that will matter in their professional lives. Known for his student-friendly voice and eye for technology trends, Mike Markel addresses the realities of the digital workplace through fresh samples and cases, practical writing advice, and a companion Web site — TechComm Web — that continues to set the standard with content developed and maintained by the author. The text is also available in a convenient, affordable e-book format.

Author : John Seely
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-10
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780199652709

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Oxford Guide to Effective Writing and Speaking by John Seely Pdf

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.

Author : Richard Dawkins
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780199216819

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The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing by Richard Dawkins Pdf

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.

Author : Scott Norton
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2011-11-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780226595153

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Developmental Editing by Scott Norton Pdf

Editing is a tricky business. It requires analytical flair and creative panache, the patience of a saint and the vision of a writer. Transforming a manuscript into a book that edifies, inspires, and sells? That’s the job of the developmental editor, whose desk is the first stop for many manuscripts on the road to bookdom—a route ably mapped out in the pages of Developmental Editing. Author Scott Norton has worked with a diverse range of authors, editors, and publishers, and his handbook provides an approach to developmental editing that is logical, collaborative, humorous, and realistic. He starts with the core tasks of shaping the proposal, finding the hook, and building the narrative or argument, and then turns to the hard work of executing the plan and establishing a style. Developmental Editing includes detailed case studies featuring a variety of nonfiction books—election-year polemic, popular science, memoir, travel guide—and authors ranging from first-timer to veteran, journalist to scholar. Handy sidebars offer advice on how to become a developmental editor, create effective illustration programs, and adapt sophisticated fiction techniques (such as point of view, suspense, plotting, character, and setting) to nonfiction writing. Norton’s book also provides freelance copyeditors with a way to earn higher fees while introducing more creativity into their work lives. It gives acquisitions, marketing, and production staff a vocabulary for diagnosing a manuscript’s flaws and techniques for transforming it into a bestseller. And perhaps most importantly, Developmental Editing equips authors with the concrete tools they need to reach their audiences.

Author : Edward P. Bailey
Publisher : Oxford Paperbacks
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1997-08-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780195115659

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The Plain English Approach to Business Writing by Edward P. Bailey Pdf

Businessese, academese, legalese--these painful eses appear all too often in memos, letters, reports, and papers. You have probably fallen victim to them yourself, writing "commence" and "prior to" instead of "begin" and "before," burying your main point somewhere in the last paragraph. Now Edward Bailey offers help in The Plain English Approach to Business Writing . Bailey has spent twenty years working in bastions of bureaucratese, helping businessmen and government workers write in direct, effective plain English. This no-nonsense guide is an indispensable office companion. Bailey's approach is surprisingly straightforward: just write as you would talk. Plain English is not only easier to read, it's also easier to write. And it's so effective that many large organizations are endorsing, if not demanding its use in the workplace. Pithy and entertaining, Bailey clearly lays out the dos and don'ts of plain English, illustrating them with examples drawn from such sources as business documents, technical manuals, trade publications, and the works of such writers as Russell Baker and John D. MacDonald. From the basics to the fine tuning, he offers practical advice on clarity, precision, organization, layout, and a host of other topics. This is a book that can be read in an hour--and used for the rest of your life. Features Shows readers how to improve the quality and clarity--and increase the speed--of their business writing Provides a practical model that helps writers get started and stay organized Includes dozens of real-life examples drawn from business documents, technical manuals, trade publications, and the works of well-known writers

Author : Joseph Kimble
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Government report writing
ISBN : 1531024548

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Writing for Dollars, Writing to Please by Joseph Kimble Pdf

Writing for Dollars, Writing to Please seeks to change public and legal writing--by making the ultimate case for plain language. The book gathers a large body of evidence for two related truths: using plain language can save businesses and government agencies a ton of money, and plain language serves and satisfies readers in every possible way. It also debunks the ten biggest myths about plain writing and looks back on 50 highlights in plain-language history. The first edition was described by reviewers as "powerful," "compelling," "inspiring," and "astounding." This second edition has been updated and expanded throughout. Professor Joseph Kimble is a leading international expert on this subject. Here is the book that sums up his important work, with a message that is vital to every government writer, business writer, and attorney.

Author : Martin Cutts
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : English language
ISBN : UCSC:32106016476670

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The Plain English Guide by Martin Cutts Pdf

The author, a co-founder of the Plain English Campaign and an activist in the international plain language movement, explains, in practical terms, how to clearly write and deliver information. Lacks an index. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Colin Swatridge
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780199671724

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The Oxford Guide to Effective Argument and Critical Thinking by Colin Swatridge Pdf

This work takes you step by step through the art of argument, from thinking about what to write and how you might write it, to how you may strengthen your claims, and how to come to a strong conclusion.

Author : Sir Ernest Arthur Gowers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:63371235

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The Complete Plain Words by Sir Ernest Arthur Gowers Pdf

Author : E. S. C. Weiner,Andrew Delahunty
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0192800248

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The Oxford Guide to English Usage by E. S. C. Weiner,Andrew Delahunty Pdf

The Oxford Guide to English Usage is an essential theme-by-theme guide to correct written and spoken English. Its unique organization by subject gives a complete overview of English usage, providing full advice on both rules and exceptions. Now thoroughly revised to incorporate the latest spelling, pronunciation, and usage information from Oxford's most up-to-date dictionaries, the Guide illustrates points of usage with quotations from real authors, from Virginia Woolf to David Lodge.