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Write it Right, by Ambrose Bierce by Ambrose Bierce; with a new introduction by Paul Dickson is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Write it Right, by Ambrose Bierce about?
This amusing A-to-Z compendium by a celebrated literary wit outlines common oral and written gaffes. It advocates precision in language, offering correct alternatives to grammatical lapses and inaccurate word choices. Times and usages have changed, rendering Bierce's strict rules inappropriate for modern writers. They remain, however, a timeless source of interest for lovers of language.
Who reads Write it Right, by Ambrose Bierce?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Ambrose Bierce; with a new introduction by Paul Dickson
- Publisher
- Courier Corporation
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780486113449
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Linguistics, Language Learning, Literary Fiction
Other editions & translations
- Write It Right [electronic resource] : A Little Blacklist of Literary Faults (2012)
- Write It Right : a Little Blacklist of Literary Faults (1908)
- Ambrose Bierce's Write it right : the celebrated cynic's language peeves deciphered, appraised, and annotated for 21st-century readers (1909)
- Write It Right : A Little Blacklist of Literary Faults (2010)
- Ambrose Bierce's Write it right : the celebrated cynic's language peeves deciphered, appraised, and annotated for 21st-century readers (2009)
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