Words Fail Me (ePub)
What Everyone Who Writes Should Know about Writing
(Sprache: Englisch)
From the bestselling author of Woe Is I: A guide to grammar fundamentals that's sympathetic to the struggling writer and often just plain funny" (The Seattle Times).
Whether you need to improve your skills for work or school, or aspire to the Great...
Whether you need to improve your skills for work or school, or aspire to the Great...
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From the bestselling author of Woe Is I: A guide to grammar fundamentals that's sympathetic to the struggling writer and often just plain funny" (The Seattle Times).
Whether you need to improve your skills for work or school, or aspire to the Great American Novel, a grounding in grammar, spelling, and punctuation is essential-not just to make you look like a professional but to communicate effectively in emails, essays, or anything you need to write.
This painless, practical book is filled with short, snappy chapters, crystal-clear examples, and a "playful sense of humor" (The New York Times Book Review)-covering everything from "Pronoun Pileups" and "Verbs That Zing" to "What to Do When You're Stuck." With these simple, straightforward tips, you can learn how to sort your thoughts and make sentences that make sense.
"Students writing papers, employees preparing reports, and those who just want to be understood in print may benefit from this fun-to-use answer to Strunk and White. O'Connor uses humor as she takes apart sentences and their parts and shows how each element is used effectively." -Booklist
Whether you need to improve your skills for work or school, or aspire to the Great American Novel, a grounding in grammar, spelling, and punctuation is essential-not just to make you look like a professional but to communicate effectively in emails, essays, or anything you need to write.
This painless, practical book is filled with short, snappy chapters, crystal-clear examples, and a "playful sense of humor" (The New York Times Book Review)-covering everything from "Pronoun Pileups" and "Verbs That Zing" to "What to Do When You're Stuck." With these simple, straightforward tips, you can learn how to sort your thoughts and make sentences that make sense.
"Students writing papers, employees preparing reports, and those who just want to be understood in print may benefit from this fun-to-use answer to Strunk and White. O'Connor uses humor as she takes apart sentences and their parts and shows how each element is used effectively." -Booklist
Autoren-Porträt von Patricia T. O'Conner
Patricia T. O'Conner was an editor at the New York Times Book Review when she wrote Woe Is I. Her writing has appeared in many magazines and newspapers, including the New York Times and Newsweek. She lives in Connecticut with her husband, Stewart Kellerman.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Patricia T. O'Conner
- 2017, 224 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: Mariner Books
- ISBN-10: 0547546874
- ISBN-13: 9780547546872
- Erscheinungsdatum: 01.08.2017
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- Größe: 1.53 MB
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Pressezitat
“O’Conner uses her playful sense of humor to help us swallow with a laugh the rules that schoolmarms once forced down students’ throats.” —The New York Times Book Review“O’Conner is one of those sneaky-good writers: You don’t see the effort behind her smoothness.” —Salon.com
“Read this one from end to end. . . .Imagine what the Congressional Record would be like if bureaucrats wrote that way.” —The Plain Dealer (Cleveland)
“Will delight the word lovers on your shopping list . . .Sassy.” —Detroit News Free Press
“Remember Woe Is I? Well, Ms. O’Conner is back and she hasn’t lost her touch. This book is worth the price just to read her chapter titles and headings.” —Writers’ Exchange
“Patricia T. O’Conner’s Woe Is I and Words Fail Me are readable, sympathetic to the struggling writer and often just plain funny.” —The Seattle Times
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