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050	0	0	_aPE 1408 _bC132p 2013
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100	1		_aCahn, Steven M.
245	1	0	_aPolishing your prose : _bhow to turn first drafts Into finished work / _cSteven M. Cahn & Victor L. Cahn.
260			_aNew York : _bColumbia University Press, _c2013.
300			_axi, 85 p. : _c22 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
505			_aForeword / Mary Ann Caws -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I : Strategies -- 1. Use concrete subjects and verbs -- 2. Avoid too many adverbs and adjectives -- 3. Avoid jargon and bombast -- 4. Avoid redundancy -- 5. Use transitions to link sentences and ideas -- 6. Vary sentence structure -- 7. Use parallel structures for coordinate elements -- 8. Place modifiers properly -- 9. Place the most dramatic material at the end of sentences -- 10 Make sure that every pronoun has a clear antecedent -- Part II : Passages -- A. The First Paragraph -- B. The Second Paragraph -- C. The Third Paragraph -- Conclusion -- Epilogue -- Turning point / Steven M. Cahn -- The Universe and Dr. Cahn / Victor L. Cahn -- About the Authors.
520			_aThis singular book illustrates how to edit a piece of prose and enhance its clarity of thought and felicity of style. The authors first present ten principles of effective composition, and then scrutinize three extended paragraphs, suggesting with remarkable specificity how to improve them. The volume also offers challenging practice questions, as well as two finished essays, one serious and one humorous, that demonstrate how attention to sound mechanics need not result in mechanical writing. Steven M. Cahn and Victor L. Cahn help readers deploy a host of corrective strategies, such as avoiding jargon, bombast, and redundancy; varying sentence structure; paring the use of adjectives and adverbs; properly deploying phrases and clauses; and refining an argument. Here is a book for all who seek to increase their facility in written communication
650		0	_aEnglish language _xRhetoric.
650		0	_aReport writing.
650		0	_aEnglish language _xStyle.
650		0	_aEditing.
650		0	_aInglés _xRetórica _91231
650		4	_aInglés _93801 _xEstilos
650		0	_aRedacción de informes _9918
650		4	_aEdición. _92306
700	1		_aCahn, Victor L. _911172
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