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020			_a9780226026374 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020			_z9780226026404 (e-book)
040			_aICU/DLC _beng _cICU _erda _dDLC
041			_aEng
042			_apcc
050	1	4	_aT 11 _bG799w 2013
082	0	0	_a808.06/65
100	1		_aGreene, Anne E.
245	1	0	_aWriting science in plain English / _cAnne E. Greene.
260			_aChicago ; _aLondon : _bThe University of Chicago Press, _c2013.
300			_axii, 124 p. ; _c22 cm.
490	1		_aChicago guides to writing, editing, and publishing
500			_aIncludes index.
505	0		_aWhy write science in plain English? -- Before you write -- Audience -- Register -- Tone -- Tell a story -- Make characters subjects and their actions verbs -- Use strong verbs -- Place subjects and verbs close together -- Favor the active voice -- Benefits of active voice -- Proper uses of passive voice -- Choose your words with care -- Use short words instead of long ones -- Keep terms the same -- Break up noun strings -- Rethink technical terms -- Omit needless words -- Redundancy -- Metadiscourse and transition words -- Affirmatives and negatives -- Old information and new information -- Put old information at beginnings of sentences -- Put new information at ends of sentences -- Make lists parallel -- Vary the length of your sentences -- Design your paragraphs -- Issue -- Development -- Conclusion -- Point -- Arrange your paragraphs -- Chronological order -- General to specific -- Least important to most important -- Problem to solution -- Compare and contrast -- Transition words revisited -- Appendix 1: basic writing concepts -- Appendix 2: exercise key.
650		0	_aTechnical writing.
650		0	_aCommunication in science.
650		0	_aEnglish language _xStyle.
650		4	_aInformes técnicos.
650		4	_aComunicación de la información técnica.
650		4	_aRedacción de escritos técnicos.
830		0	_aChicago guides to writing, editing, and publishing.
942			_2lcc _cbk
946			_advf
985			_aICUCIP _d2012-10-23
999			_c103427 _d103427