The Little Book of Writing Better

2025
ISBN: 978-3-031-76165-2
Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland

Buch, Englisch, 193 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 375 g

This colorful and concise little book is tailored to a general readership. A sister to the recently published , this accessible guide avoids lengthy lessons and complex grammatical jargon. Instead, the reader is provided with key insights that are directly relevant and easily applicable. By following the straightforward recommendations and working the exercises (640 in number), readers can count on significantly reducing their writing errors and learn to create clearer, more readable, pieces of writing.

Topics are divided into four parts. Part I is labeled and contains five topics that lay the foundations of writing by covering the most essential elements of grammar and sentence construction. Part II is and contains six slightly more advanced topics that assist with refining writing and ensuring clarity. Part III is and also contains six topics addressing common issues that help to master the art of polishing a writing piece even further. Part IV, e, contains four nuanced topics that are useful for additional fine-tuning. Each topic concludes with a section called , offering exercises and hints. Solutions then follow. 

gives a quick tutorial on grammatical terms and constructs. x looks at ChatGPT and the positive aspects of its powerful capabilities. provides a bonus of additional exercises, each of which is referenced to specific sections of the book.

Zielgruppe

Popular/general

Autoren/Hrsg.

Grätzer, George

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Berufliche Bildung Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten, Studientechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- Overview.- I Crucial.- 1 On, In, Next...Prepositions.- 2 Punctuation.- 3 Active vs. Passive.- 4 Ambiguity.- 5 For Russian Speakers.- II Very Important.- 6 So, Such, That.- 7. Transitions (Short Version).- 8 Dangling.- 9 Hyphens.- 10 Direct vs. Indirect.- 11. Dashes.- III Important.- 12 Transitions: Longer Version.- 13 Run-on Sentences.- 14 Only.- 15 Comma Before If.- 16 Faster and Fastest.- 17 To Go or Going.- IV And Some More.- 18 As, And, Or (Conjunctions).- 19 'Either,' 'Or,' 'Both' (More Conjunctions).- 20 Less and Fewer, Both and Two.- 21 Modifiers.- A Grammatical Terms.- B Your Grammar Tutor.- C The Gold Rush.

Über Autor(innen)

George Grätzer is emeritus professor of mathematics at the University of Manitoba. He specializes in lattice theory and universal algebra and is best known for his books on LaTeX and his proof with E. Tamás Schmidt of the Grätzer–Schmidt theorem. Prof. Gratzer has written about 270 research papers and 33 books. His most recent book publication with Springer is title .