Rules of Thumb: A Guide for Writers

by Jay Silverman, Elaine Hughes, Diana Roberts Wienbroer

Book Overview

Brevity and practicality are the hallmarks of 'Rules of Thumb'. The seventh edition remains the ideal handbook for improving grammar without overwhelming student writers with specialised terminology.

• Format: Spiral-bound
• Language: English
• ISBN: 007353319X
• ISBN13: 9780073533193
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Langua
• Length: 203 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.4" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

A Tool for Writing

I am a freshman in college taking a writing course and "Rule of Thumb" is a required text. I am very pleased with it so far. It's in fairly good condition and its very useful for my writing. It's a great reference tool and I will probably need it later on as well. I would recommend it if you're taking an english/writing/composition class.

Comprehensive and quick reference in one easy to use package

This book provides a complete, easy to understand description of all aspects of grammatically correct writing. But what makes this book truly exceptional is the integral quick reference guides in every chapter that allow you to make a quick check when you are in the midst of your writing project. I have not found any other book that works this well for me; I have used it in place of the corresponding required text for my college English classes.

Quick and easy to use.

In my line of work, I often find myself in the position of writing for others as well as myself: letters, paragraphs and sometimes longer pieces. Rules of Thumb is exactly what I need as someone who loves grammar, but has been out of school for 15+ years and needs a quick...you guessed it..."rule of thumb" on a particular topic. I highly recommend it for the workplace. The pages are laid out in such a way that merely thumbing through the book allows your eye to land on the topic you're looking for. When all you need is a quick reminder, or even consise 'how, why, when and where' examples -- this is the book to choose!

The guidance that I needed was gained from this book.

This book contains information that can be reached in moments and is most time-saving. Had I been exposed to this while in school, I'm sure my writing would have been on a much higher level. Orchids to Jay, Elaine and Diana.

Grammar and style rules in an easy-to-use format.

I am a college English teacher and I use this as a required text for a course about writing a reasearch paper. I like it because it combines the rules of MLA style with some very practical grammar rules and also includes guidelines for library research.