TY - BOOK AU - Fowler,Alastair TI - How to write SN - 0199278504 (alk. pbk.) AV - PE 1408 F785h 2006 U1 - 808/.042 PY - 2006/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - English language KW - Rhetoric KW - Inglés KW - Retórica KW - Report writing KW - Redacción de informes N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-192) and index; Pen and computer -- Material reading -- Beginnign -- Drafts -- Outlines -- Paragraphs -- Paragraph types -- Arguments -- Signposts -- Sentences -- Word order -- Punctuation -- Quotation -- Originality -- Readers -- Words -- Metaphores -- Performance and concurrence -- Revising -- Correctness -- Reducing -- Research: hard and soft -- Reference books -- Practicalities -- Recapitulation N2 - Whether you're writing reports for work, or essays for study How to write will help you do the job better, and more easily. Twenty-five short, stimulating chapters demystify the writing process and give practical advice on each stage necessary to bring a piece of writing to a decent finish. -- Back cover ER -