Write Right!

A Desktop Digest of Punctuation, Grammar, and Style

Jan Venolia

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English

Ten Speed Press
21 August 2001

Usage & grammar guides; Language teaching & learning material & coursework

The newest edition of Jan Venolia's best-selling guide, Write Right! is an essential resource for writers with 500,000+ copies sold since publication.

In this age of electronic correspondence and self-produced documents,

we need a useful and reliable writing guide more than ever. Write Right! covers

the essentials of good writing in a concise and easy-to-follow format.

The new edition of this classic handbook takes you through the entire

writing process, from understanding the parts of speech to constructing a

correct sentence to fine-tuning the mechanics. And with clever drawings

and amusing quotations to illustrate its points, Write Right! shows

that language can be fun as well as an effective communication tool.

Whether it's used to find a quick answer to a nagging question or to

develop stronger writing skills, this handy reference is the ideal

resource for writers of all levels.

Includes a resource section with a list of helpful websites and a glossary to quickly define difficult terms.

The newest edition of Jan Venolia's best-selling guide, Write Right! is an essential resource for writers with 500,000+ copies sold since publication.

In this age of electronic correspondence and self-produced documents,

we need a useful and reliable writing guide more than ever. Write Right! covers

the essentials of good writing in a concise and easy-to-follow format.

The new edition of this classic handbook takes you through the entire

writing process, from understanding the parts of speech to constructing a

correct sentence to fine-tuning the mechanics. And with clever drawings

and amusing quotations to illustrate its points, Write Right! shows

that language can be fun as well as an effective communication tool.

Whether it's used to find a quick answer to a nagging question or to

develop stronger writing skills, this handy reference is the ideal

resource for writers of all levels.

Includes a resource section with a list of helpful websites and a glossary to quickly define difficult terms.

By: Jan Venolia
Imprint: Ten Speed Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 4th Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 175mm, Width: 137mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 181g
ISBN: 9781580083287
ISBN 10: 1580083285
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 21 August 2001
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

JAN VENOLIA has been helping people improve their writing for more than 30 years. A veteran writer and editor, Jan lends her expertise to workshops and conferences. She lives in Gualala, California.

Reviews for Write Right!: A Desktop Digest of Punctuation, Grammar, and Style

An invaluable tool for executives, secretaries, students . . . it illustrates the right and wrong ways by easy-to-grasp examples.-<i>Los Angeles Times</i>