An edition of Economical writing (2000)

Economical writing

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An edition of Economical writing (2000)

Economical writing

2nd ed.

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  • 33 Want to read
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A series of short (1 to 3 page) chapters in a small (5 by 7 inch) book about writing, aimed at economists but useful for any technical writers.

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Waveland Press
Language
English
Pages
98

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Subjects

Academic writing, Problems, exercises, Economics, Rhetoric, English language, Authorship, Problems, exercises, etc, English language--rhetoric, English language--rhetoric--problems, exercises, etc, Economics--authorship, Economics--authorship--problems, exercises, etc, Academic writing--problems, exercises, etc, Anglais (langue)--rhétorique, Anglais (langue)--rhétorique--problèmes et exercices, Économie politique--art d'écrire, Économie politique--art d'écrire--problèmes et exercices, Écriture savante, Écriture savante--problèmes et exercices, Literaturproduktion, Wirtschaftswissenschaftler, Anglais (langue) - rhétorique - problèmes et exercices, Économie politique - art d'écrire - problèmes et exercices, Écriture savante - problèmes et exercices, Pe1479.e35 m33 2000, 808/.06633, Qb 300, Wb 1024, Qb 200
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First Sentence

"The man in the street loves his mistaken opinions about free trade, and will not listen to professors of economics."

Table of Contents

Preface
Page ix
Why You Should Not Stop Reading Here
Page 1
1. Writing Is the Economist's Trade
Page 3
2. Writing Is Thinking
Page 6
3. Rules Can Help, But Bad Rules Hurt
Page 8
4. Be Thou Clear; But for Lord's Sake Have Fun, Too
Page 12
5. The Rules Are Factual Rather THan Logical
Page 15
6. Classical Rhetoric Guides Even the Economical Writer
Page 17
7. Fluency Can Be Acheived by Grit
Page 20
8. Write Early Rather Than Late
Page 22
9. You Will Need Tools
Page 25
10. Keep Your Spirits Up, Forge Ahead
Page 29
11. Speak to an Audience of Human Beings
Page 33
12. Avoid Boilerplate
Page 35
13. Control Your Tone
Page 39
14. Paragraphs Should Have Points
Page 44
15. Make Tables, Graphs, and Displayed ERquationhs Readable
Page 46
16. Footnotes Are Nests for Pedants
Page 48
17. Make Your Writing Cohere
Page 50
18. Use Your Ear
Page 53
19. Write in Complete Sentences
Page 55
20. Avoid Elegant Variation
Page 56
21. Watch How Each Word Connects with Others
Page 58
22. Watch Punctuation
Page 61
23. The Order Around Switch Until It Good Sounds
Page 65
24. Read, Out Loud
Page 68
25. Use Verbs, Active Ones
Page 70
26. Avoid Words That Bad Writers Love
Page 72
27. Be Concrete
Page 78
28. Be Plain
Page 80
29. Avoid Cheap Typographical Tricks
Page 83
30. Avoid This, That, These, Those
Page 85
31. Above All, Look at Your Words
Page 86
If You Don't Stop Reading, Join the Flow
Page 88
Works Cited
Page 91
Index
Page 95

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-94) and index.

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Prospect Heights, Ill
Genre
Problems, exercises, etc.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
808/.06633
Library of Congress
PE1479.E35 M33 2000

The Physical Object

Pagination
x, 98 p. ;
Number of pages
98

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL6900234M
ISBN 10
1577660633
LCCN
00710407
Goodreads
786364

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL2721629W

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