Writing good English : a concise guide to keeping it simple and getting it right / by Tony Kleu.
Writing good English : a concise guide to keeping it simple and getting it right / by Tony Kleu.
Writing good English : a concise guide to keeping it simple and getting it right / by Tony Kleu.
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Publisher
Sydney, N.S.W. : John Fairfax Publications, c2006.
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428/138
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Language
English
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Physical content
108 p. ; 21 cm.
Contents
Preface -- The building blocks -- Grammar -- Punctuation -- Keep it simple -- Sentences need stucture -- Jargon, vogue words, waffle -- Malapropisms - spectacular stuff-ups -- What does it mean? -- Colloquialisms -- Spelling -- Numbers -- Measures and conversions -- Abbreviations -- Dead and dying w...
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Publisher
Sydney, N.S.W. : John Fairfax Publications, c2006.
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
c2006.
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Summary
In compiling this guide the author has used some of the material contained in the Fairfax Style Guide. The author is a Sydney Morning Herald subeditor, who has worked on newspapers in Africa, Britain and Australia for 30 years.
Alternative Titles
Full title
Writing good English : a concise guide to keeping it simple and getting it right / by Tony Kleu.
Variant title
Age (Melbourne, Vic.)
Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney, N.S.W.)
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Notes
General note
At head of title: The Sydney Morning Herald ; The Age.
Bibliography: p. 102-103.
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Date Copyright
c2006.
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428/138
Record Identifier
74VKMgXLB6yM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKMgXLB6yM
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ISBN
0975768247 (pbk.)
9780975768242 (pbk.)
DDC
428
MMS ID
991021272569702626
