The art of readable writing /
Flesch, Rudolf, 1911-1986.
The art of readable writing / Foreword by Alan J. Gould. - [1st ed.]. - New York : Harper, [1949] - xiv, 237 p. : illus. ; 21 cm.
"Reading list": p. 217-218. "Notes" (bibliographical): p. 219-228.
You and Aristotle -- Other people's minds -- The importance of being trivial -- The shape of ideas -- All writing is creative -- From false starts to wrong conclusions -- How to be human through factual -- Drama in everyday prose -- An ear for writing -- Did Shakespeare make mistakes in English? -- Our shrinking sentences -- Our expanding words -- R for readability -- Degrees of plain talk -- Results of plain talk -- Those unpredictable words -- Those unpredictable readers -- Are words necessary? -- How to operate a blue pencil -- The pedigree of plain talk -- It's your own language -- Appendix: How to use the readability formula.
49005435
English language--Rhetoric.
Report writing.
PE1408 / .F4773
808
The art of readable writing / Foreword by Alan J. Gould. - [1st ed.]. - New York : Harper, [1949] - xiv, 237 p. : illus. ; 21 cm.
"Reading list": p. 217-218. "Notes" (bibliographical): p. 219-228.
You and Aristotle -- Other people's minds -- The importance of being trivial -- The shape of ideas -- All writing is creative -- From false starts to wrong conclusions -- How to be human through factual -- Drama in everyday prose -- An ear for writing -- Did Shakespeare make mistakes in English? -- Our shrinking sentences -- Our expanding words -- R for readability -- Degrees of plain talk -- Results of plain talk -- Those unpredictable words -- Those unpredictable readers -- Are words necessary? -- How to operate a blue pencil -- The pedigree of plain talk -- It's your own language -- Appendix: How to use the readability formula.
49005435
English language--Rhetoric.
Report writing.
PE1408 / .F4773
808