As its title implies, this book deals with revising, not with original composition. Revising Prose enables students to work on their own at steady, detailed revision. Stressing the importance of the single sentence, "The Paramedic Method" of revision provides students with an easily learned method of revision to combat the obscurities of meaning that plague "The Official Style," and demonstrates how to revise this stilted, dense prose into plain English. This text has been used with success at every level of higher ...
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As its title implies, this book deals with revising, not with original composition. Revising Prose enables students to work on their own at steady, detailed revision. Stressing the importance of the single sentence, "The Paramedic Method" of revision provides students with an easily learned method of revision to combat the obscurities of meaning that plague "The Official Style," and demonstrates how to revise this stilted, dense prose into plain English. This text has been used with success at every level of higher education, in all disciplines, wherever extensive writing is required. An accompanying 30-minute Revising Prose Video, as well as a Set of Interactive Revision Exercises, are available from Rhetorica, Inc. for an additional fee.
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Then get Richard Lanham's book, Revising Prose. Incredibly enough, he has created a VERY simple method, which, if followed, will turn extremely lousy, wandering sentences into very clear sentences. You do not need any special background or English courses to get started, just a desire to QUICKLY improve your writing and thinking. I first encountered Revising Prose 22 years ago in a college writing course, and Mr. Lanham has improved it continuously since then. More helpful than any other book I have used, and very quick reading, ( no grammatical jargon), Prof. Lanham's book is a genuine public service. If you have struggled to write clear sentences, please get this book, today. It will open your eyes!
