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When Words Collide : A Media Writer's Guide to Grammar and Style
by KESSLER/MCDONALDEdition:
5th
ISBN13:
9780534561338
ISBN10:
0534561330
Format:
Paperback
Pub. Date:
8/5/1999
Publisher(s):
Wadsworth Publishing
List Price: $47.00
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Summary
WHEN WORDS COLLIDE is the most versatile grammar and usage handbook for beginning and continuing media writers. As a main text, the book is praised for its straightforward, clear treatment of grammar, offered in a lighthearted, almost conversational tone. As a handbook, the text serves as a reference tool for students throughout their writing careers. It provides concise and clear explanations and examples, and is a great source for a quick and accurate answer to a grammar or usage question.
Table of Contents
| Preface | |
| Understanding Grammar and Style | |
| grmr: CWOT? | |
| Ten Little Secrets Ten Big Mistakes | |
| Parts of Speech | |
| The verb is THE word | |
| Parts of Speech | |
| Completing the picture | |
| The Sentence | |
| Agreement: The Search for Harmony and Order | |
| Case: It's All About Relationships | |
| Punctuation: Graceful Movements, Confident Stops | |
| Spelling | |
| Clarity, Conciseness, Coherence | |
| Style | |
| Sense and Sensitivity | |
| Topical Guide to Grammar and Word Use | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
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