To the Point: A Dictionary of Concise Writing

by Robert Hartwell Fiske

Book Overview

Who doesn't hate wading through wordy paragraphs? Unfortunately, many writers don't realize when they are padding their sentences and obscuring their meaning. Enter To the Point, the essential guide to writing succinctly. Featuring hundreds of new entries, this freshly updated edition is complete with:

- A guide to the basics of writing concisely, including how to reduce the number of words in a phrase, substitute a single word for a phrase, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393347176
• ISBN13: 9780393347173
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 608 Pages
• Weight: 1.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.1"