| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
165 pages ; 22 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Why sentences? -- Why you won't find the answer in Strunk and White -- It's not the thought that counts -- What is a good sentence? -- The subordinating style -- The addictive style -- The satiric style: the return of content -- First sentences -- Last sentences -- Sentences that are about themselves (aren't they all?) |
| Summary |
Fish has always been an aficionado of language, marveling at the adeptness of finely crafted sentences. Here he offers both sentence craft and sentence pleasure, skills invaluable to any writer (or reader). |
| Subject |
English language -- Sentences.
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English language -- Grammar -- Problems, exercises, etc.
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English language -- Rhetoric.
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| ISBN |
9780061840548 hardback |
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0061840548 hardback |
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9780061840531 paperback |
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006184053X paperback |
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