Description: Like new and unused. Pages clean and unmarked. No cover wear. Images on listing, are of this book. PAPERBACK ______________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.
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Subject Area: English, English Language Teaching, EDUCATION, GRAMMAR, WRITING
Publication Name: Sin and Syntax: How to Craft Wickedly Effective Prose Paperback L
Item Length: 8in.
Publisher: Broadway Books
Source Language: English
Subject: WRITING, Writing & Reading
Publication Year: 2001
Series: Sin and Syntax: How to Craft Wickedly Effective Prose Paperback L
Type: GRAMMAR & SYNTAX
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Item Height: 0.9in.
Author: Constance Hale
Personalized: No
Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Proficiency, Business, Technical
Features: Illustrated
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Width: 5.2in.
Item Weight: 9.5 Oz
Number of Pages: 320 Pages