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The Writer's Diet: A Guide to Fit Prose (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing) by Helen Sword [Sword, Helen] is a reference work available to read on EtoBox.
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<b>"Sword aims to lead us to 'fit and trim' prose via an assault course covering horrors such as 'Prepositional pudge,' 'Ad-dictions' and 'Waste words.'" — <i>Times Higher Education</i> </b> <br> Do your sentences sag? Could your paragraphs use a pick-me-up? If so, <i>The Writer's Diet</i> is for you! It's a short, sharp introduction to great writing that will help you energize your prose and boost your verbal fitness. <br> Helen Sword dispenses with excessive explanations and overwrought analys
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- Author
- Helen Sword [Sword, Helen]
- Publisher
- Auckland University Press
- Published
- 2020
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780226351988
- Category
- reference
- Subjects
- Psychology, Language Learning, History
- Rating
- 3.84 / 5 (51 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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