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BL
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| Record Number
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987932
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b742302
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| Main Entry
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Kirkman, John, (Alfred John)
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| Title & Author
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Good style : : writing for science and technology /\ John Kirkman.
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| Edition Statement
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2nd ed.
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| Publication Statement
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London ;New York :: Routledge,, 2005.
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| Series Statement
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Routledge study guides
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| Page. NO
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1 online resource (1 volume)
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| ISBN
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020302365X
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: 9780203023655
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0415345014
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0415345022
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references.
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| Contents
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Style as choice -- Sentence length and complexity -- Weight and familiarity of vocabulary -- Specialist vocabulary: jargon -- 'Fashionable' words -- 'Roundabout' and unusual phrasing -- Excessive pre-modification -- Use of nouns as pre-modifiers -- Abstraction -- Excessive 'nominalization' -- Verbs: tense and voice -- Verbs: impersonal vs first-person constructions -- Verbs: impersonal vs second-person constructions -- Punctuation -- Tone: in hard copy and in on-screen text -- Avoiding 'distorted' English in computer-related texts -- Style for instructions -- Style for descriptive and explanatory writing -- Specifications -- Style for correspondence -- Writing for international audiences: general policy -- Writing for international audiences: writing for 'expert' readers -- Writing for international audiences: writing for students -- Writing for readers who do not understand English -- On avoiding ambiguity.
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| Abstract
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This book explains the tactics that can be used to write technical material in a coherent, readable style.
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| Subject
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Technical writing.
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Rédaction technique.
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Technical writing.
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TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING-- Technical Writing.
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| Dewey Classification
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808/.0666
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| LC Classification
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T11.K54 2005eb
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| NLM classification
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17.62bcl
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17.62.bcl
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