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Sin and Syntax

Author : Constance Hale
Publisher : Three Rivers Press
ISBN 13 : 0767908929
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (679 download)

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Download or read book Sin and Syntax written by Constance Hale and published by Three Rivers Press. This book was released on 2001-12-04 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today’s writers need more spunk than Strunk: whether it's the Great American e-mail, Madison Avenue advertising, or Grammy Award-winning rap lyrics, memorable writing must jump off the page. Copy veteran Constance Hale is on a mission to make creative communication, both the lyrical and the unlawful, an option for everyone. With its crisp, witty tone, Sin and Syntax covers grammar’s ground rules while revealing countless unconventional syntax secrets (such as how to use—Gasp!—interjections or when to pepper your prose with slang) that make for sinfully good writing. Discover how to: *Distinguish between words that are “pearls” and words that are “potatoes” * Avoid “couch potato thinking” and “commitment phobia” when choosing verbs * Use literary devices such as onomatopoeia, alliteration, and metaphor (and understand what you're doing) Everyone needs to know how to write stylish prose—students, professionals, and seasoned writers alike. Whether you’re writing to sell, shock, or just sing, Sin and Syntax is the guide you need to improve your command of the English language.

Sin and Syntax

Author : Constance Hale
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0385346891
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (853 download)

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Book Synopsis Sin and Syntax by : Constance Hale

Download or read book Sin and Syntax written by Constance Hale and published by Crown. This book was released on 2013-08-13 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fully revised and updated edition with writing prompts and challenges in every chapter Today’s writers need more spunk than Strunk: whether it's the Great American e-mail, Madison Avenue advertising, or Grammy Award-winning rap lyrics, memorable writing must jump off the page. Copy veteran Constance Hale is on a mission to make creative communication, both the lyrical and the unlawful, an option for everyone. With its crisp, witty tone, Sin and Syntax covers grammar’s ground rules while revealing countless unconventional syntax secrets (such as how to use—Gasp!—interjections or when to pepper your prose with slang) that make for sinfully good writing. Discover how to: *Distinguish between words that are “pearls” and words that are “potatoes” * Avoid “couch potato thinking” and “commitment phobia” when choosing verbs * Use literary devices such as onomatopoeia, alliteration, and metaphor (and understand what you're doing) Everyone needs to know how to write stylish prose—students, professionals, and seasoned writers alike. Whether you’re writing to sell, shock, or just sing, Sin and Syntax—now celebrating 20 years in print—is the guide you need to improve your command of the English language.

Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch: Let Verbs Power Your Writing

Author : Constance Hale
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393081168
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Vex, Hex, Smash, Smooch: Let Verbs Power Your Writing written by Constance Hale and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2012-10-15 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Helps aspiring writers understand the importance of using powerful verbs in their work through examples of brilliant writing and presents a linguistic history to demonstrate how language and writing has evolved over time.

The Grammar Bible

Author : Michael Strumpf
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780805075601
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (756 download)

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Download or read book The Grammar Bible written by Michael Strumpf and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2004-07-15 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than a quarter of a century, as the creator and proprietor of the National Grammar Hot Line, Michael Strumpf helped thousands of callers from every corner of the globe tackle the thorniest issues of English grammar. In The Grammar Bible, he answers the most common, the most insightful, and the funniest questions asked of him by students, editors, lawyers, doctors, and writers of all stripes. Professor Strumpf's unique question-and-answer sections follow concise but thorough explanations of the various elements of good grammar, from parts of speech to types of sentences; together, they comprise the ideal primer on speech and writing, showing readers how to express themselves more impressively. Whether you need a comprehensive review of the subjunctive mood or simply want to know which form of a verb to use, The Grammar Bible is a practical handbook that will enlighten, educate, and entertain you.

Sin and Syntax

Author : Constance Hale
Publisher : Broadway
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis Sin and Syntax by : Constance Hale

Download or read book Sin and Syntax written by Constance Hale and published by Broadway. This book was released on 2001 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An expert on contemporary copywriting offers advice on up-to-date writing styles, showing how to break through conventional modes to achieve a striking and hip style.

A Grammar Book for You and I-- Oops, Me!

Author : C. Edward Good
Publisher : Capital Books
ISBN 13 : 9781892123237
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (232 download)

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Book Synopsis A Grammar Book for You and I-- Oops, Me! by : C. Edward Good

Download or read book A Grammar Book for You and I-- Oops, Me! written by C. Edward Good and published by Capital Books. This book was released on 2002 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Correct English usage as it's never been taught before: lucidly, memorably, and humorously -- for all ages.

Strictly English

Author : Simon Heffer
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1446474798
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (464 download)

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Download or read book Strictly English written by Simon Heffer and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-05-31 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Be in no doubt: the beer was drunk but the man drank the beer." "We must avoid vulgarities like 'front up'. If someone is 'fronting up' a television show, then he is presenting it." Simon Heffer's incisive and amusingly despairing emails to colleagues at the The Daily Telegraph about grammatical mistakes and stylistic slips have attracted a growing band of ardent fans over recent years. Now, in his new book Strictly English, he makes an impassioned case for an end to the sloppiness that has become such a hallmark of everyday speech and writing, and shows how accuracy and clarity are within the grasp of anyone who is prepared to take the time to master a few simple rules. If you wince when you see "different than" in print, or are offended by people who think that "infer" and "imply" mean the same thing, then this book will provide reassurance that you are not alone. And if you believe that precise and elegant English really does matter, then it will prove required reading.

The New Well-tempered Sentence

Author : Karen Elizabeth Gordon
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780618382019
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book The New Well-tempered Sentence written by Karen Elizabeth Gordon and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2003 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The basic rules governing the use of periods, semicolons, hyphens, commas, and other punctuation marks are illustrated by original explanations and humorous sample sentences. Reprint.

Editor-Proof Your Writing

Author : Don McNair
Publisher : Linden Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1610351991
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Editor-Proof Your Writing written by Don McNair and published by Linden Publishing. This book was released on 2013-04-01 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Veteran editor Don McNair lays out an easy-to-follow and systematic method for clearing up foggy writing--writing that's full of extra, misused, and overused words--in this guide to producing sparkling copy that attracts readers, agents, editors, and sales. McNair explains the common mistakes made by most writers and shows how eliminating unnecessary words strengthens action, shorten sentences, and makes writing crackle with life. Containing 21 simple, straightforward principles, ""Editor-Proof Your Writing"" teaches how to edit weak verb forms, strip away author intrusions, ban redundancies, eliminate foggy phrases, correct passive-voice sentences, slash misused and overused words, and fix other writing mistakes. A superb addition to any writer's toolkit, this book will not only make writing clearer and more grammatical, it will also make it more concise, entertaining, and appealing to publishers.

Where Sin Abounds

Author : Robert R. Gonzales Jr.
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1725244993
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (252 download)

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Download or read book Where Sin Abounds written by Robert R. Gonzales Jr. and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nearly all scholars divide Genesis into primeval and patriarchal history, though they debate the precise point of division. One reason advanced to justify the division is a thematic shift. In primeval history, the narrator focuses on the origin and spread of sin, as well as God's consequent curse and judgment on humanity. In patriarchal history, however, the spread of sin theme falls off the radar of most scholars. But these analyses of the primeval and patriarchal narratives are simplistic and inaccurate. In fact, the theme of human sin and the divine curse not only serve as the main themes of the Fall narrative, but they also continue to function as major themes in both the primeval and patriarchal narratives that follow. More particularly, human sin appears to increase at both individual and societal levels. Moreover, just as the primordial sin threatened to derail the advance of God's kingdom and fulfillment of the creation mandate, so the spread of human sin in postlapsarian history threatens to thwart God's redemptive plan, which consists in the restoration of his original creational intentions for divine and human eschatological fullness. This proves true even in the patriarchal narratives where the sins of God's chosen often threaten the very promise intended for their ultimate good. These facts, which the author attempts to demonstrate in the monograph, not only have important ramifications for the unity of the Genesis corpus, but they also have important implications for the doctrines of sin, justification, and sanctification.

Sleeping Dogs Don't Lay

Author : Richard Lederer
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1429906383
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Sleeping Dogs Don't Lay written by Richard Lederer and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For years Richard Lederer has enthralled fans of the English language with his keen insights, commonsense advice, and witty presentation. Now Lederer has teamed up with Richard Dowis to take readers on another journey through the world's most wonderful, albeit perplexing, language. How many times have we all heard the word viable used in company meetings? Lederer and Dowis show us how "viable," somewhere along the line, was extracted from medical books, where it literally means "capable of living," and placed into the business lexicon, where it means...well, who knows? The authors clear up once and for all the confusion between lay and lie and put to rest some common myths about language. The book's finale is a ten-minute writing lesson from which everyone, from rank amateur to seasoned pro, can benefit. These and dozens of other features make this book pure pleasure for language buffs, writers, and teachers. Sleeping Dogs Don't Lay is useful and authoritative as well as fun to read, with humorous touches often popping up where least expected and most needed.

Artful Sentences

Author : Virginia Tufte
Publisher : Conran Octopus
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book Artful Sentences written by Virginia Tufte and published by Conran Octopus. This book was released on 2006 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In Artful Sentences: Syntax as Style, Virginia Tufte shows how standard sentence patterns and forms contribute to meaning and art in more than a thousand wonderful sentences from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The book has special interest for aspiring writers, students of literature and language, and anyone who finds joy in reading and writing."--Publisher's description.

The Organs of Sense

Author : Adam Ehrlich Sachs
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN 13 : 0374719969
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (747 download)

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Download or read book The Organs of Sense written by Adam Ehrlich Sachs and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2019-05-21 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book is only for people who like joy, absurdity, passion, genius, dry wit, youthful folly, amusing historical arcana, or telescopes." —Rivka Galchen, author of Little Labors and American Innovations In 1666, an astronomer makes a prediction shared by no one else in the world: at the stroke of noon on June 30 of that year, a solar eclipse will cast all of Europe into total darkness for four seconds. This astronomer is rumored to be using the longest telescope ever built, but he is also known to be blind—and not only blind, but incapable of sight, both his eyes having been plucked out some time before under mysterious circumstances. Is he mad? Or does he, despite this impairment, have an insight denied the other scholars of his day? These questions intrigue the young Gottfried Leibniz—not yet the world-renowned polymath who would go on to discover calculus, but a nineteen-year-old whose faith in reason is shaky at best. Leibniz sets off to investigate the astronomer’s claim, and over the three hours remaining before the eclipse occurs—or fails to occur—the astronomer tells the scholar the haunting and hilarious story behind his strange prediction: a tale that ends up encompassing kings and princes, family squabbles, obsessive pursuits, insanity, philosophy, art, loss, and the horrors of war. Written with a tip of the hat to the works of Thomas Bernhard and Franz Kafka, The Organs of Sense stands as a towering comic fable: a story about the nature of perception, and the ways the heart of a loved one can prove as unfathomable as the stars.

Spunk & Bite

Author : Arthur Plotnik
Publisher : Random House Reference Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book Spunk & Bite written by Arthur Plotnik and published by Random House Reference Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a comprehensive guide to creating winning manuscripts that will sell, and provide tips and techniques on language, dialogue, diction and more.

The Glamour of Grammar

Author : Roy Peter Clark
Publisher : Little, Brown Spark
ISBN 13 : 0316089060
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book The Glamour of Grammar written by Roy Peter Clark and published by Little, Brown Spark. This book was released on 2010-08-16 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Early in the history of English, the words "grammar" and "glamour" meant the same thing: the power to charm. Roy Peter Clark, author of Writing Tools, aims to put the glamour back in grammar with this fun, engaging alternative to stuffy instructionals. In this practical guide, readers will learn everything from the different parts of speech to why effective writers prefer concrete nouns and active verbs. The Glamour of Grammar gives readers all the tools they need to"live inside the language" -- to take advantage of grammar to perfect their use of English, to instill meaning, and to charm through their writing. With this indispensable book, readers will come to see just how glamorous grammar can be.

Nature, Power, Deceit and Prevalency of Indwelling Sin in Believers ...

Author : John Owen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book Nature, Power, Deceit and Prevalency of Indwelling Sin in Believers ... written by John Owen and published by . This book was released on 1774 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Second Sin

Author : Thomas Szasz
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Second Sin written by Thomas Szasz and published by Anchor. This book was released on 1973 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A psychiatrist who is an exponent of the "second sin" of clarity in thought and speech seeks to dispel some of the "psychiatric humbug" of his peers, whom he sees as the last in a long line of obfuscating authoritarians which reaches back to the Tower of Babel.