Essential English

Informationen zum Autor Sir Harold Matthew Evans is a British-born journalist and writer who was editor of The Sunday Times from 1967 to 1981. He has written various books on history and journalism, including Essential English . Since 2001, Evans has served as editor-at-large of The Week Magazine and since 2005, he has been a contributor to the Guardian and BBC Radio 4. He lives in New York with his wife and childen. Klappentext This brisk and pungent guide to the use of words as tools of communication is written primarily for journalists, yet its lessons are of immense value to all who face the problem of giving information, whether to the general public or within business, professional or social organizations. What makes a good English sentence? How should you rewrite a bad one? What cliches and other word-traps are to be avoided? How do you shorten unnecessarily verbose source-material? Using a wealth of examples drawn from British and American newspapers, "Essential English is an indispensable guide for all who have to convey information by the written or printed word. Zusammenfassung It is written primarily for journalists, yet its lessons are of immense value to all who face the problem of giving information, whether to the general public or within business, professional or social organisations. FULLY REVISED AND UPDATED BY CRAWFORD GILLANRECOMMENDED BY THE SOCIETY OF EDITORS

Product details

• Authors: Gillian Crawford, Harold Evans, Sir Harold Evans, Crawford Gillan, Gillan Crawford
• Assisted by: Crawford Gillan (Editor)
• Publisher: Pimlico
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.05.2000
• EAN: 9780712664479
• ISBN: 978-0-7126-6447-9
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 216 mm x 23 mm
• Series: Pimlico
• Subjects: Education and learning; French, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Style Manuals, Journalistic style guides, Usage & grammar guides, Usage and grammar guides, Writing and editing guides