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" Economical writing / "
Deirdre N. McCloskey.
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BL
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853582
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McCloskey, Deirdre N.
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Economical writing /\ Deirdre N. McCloskey.
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| Edition Statement
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Second edition.
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Prospect Heights, Illinois :: Waveland Press,, [2000]
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, ©2000
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x, 98 pages ;; 18 cm
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1577660633
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: 9781577660637
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 91-94) and index.
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| Contents
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Writing is the economist's trade -- Writing is thinking -- Rules can help, but bad rules hurt -- Be thou clear; but for Lord's sake have fun, too -- The rules are factual rather than logical -- Classical rhetoric guides even the economical writer -- Fluency can be achieved by grit -- Write early rather than late -- You will need tools -- Keep your spirits up, forge ahead -- Speak to an audience of human beings -- Avoid boiler plate -- Control your tone -- Paragraphs should have points -- Make tables, graphs, and displayed equations readable -- Footnotes are nests for pedants -- Make your writing cohere -- Use your ear -- Write in complete sentences -- Avoid elegant variation -- Watch how each word connects with others -- Watch punctuation -- The order around switch until it good sounds -- Read, out loud -- Use verbs, active ones -- Avoid words that bad writers love -- Be concrete -- Be plain -- Avoid cheap typographical tricks -- Avoid this, that, these, those -- Above all, look at your words.
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"The implied reader of my little book is a student of economics or of related fields who needs to write. The book originated in a course for graduate economics students at the University of Chicago in the 1970s." -- preface, page ix.
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Kim, Yun-Hwan
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Academic writing, Problems, exercises, etc.
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Economics-- Authorship, Problems, exercises, etc.
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English language-- Rhetoric, Problems, exercises, etc.
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Anglais (Langue)-- Rhétorique, Problèmes et exercices.
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Économie politique-- Art d'écrire, Problèmes et exercices.
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Écriture savante, Problèmes et exercices.
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Academic writing.
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Economics-- Authorship.
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English language-- Rhetoric.
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Literaturproduktion
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Wirtschaftswissenschaftler.
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| Dewey Classification
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808/.06633
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PE1479.E35M33 2000
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QB 200rvk
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QB 300rvk
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QB 310rvk
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WB 1024rvk
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