Writing with Style
The Economist Guide
Published on 4. July 2023
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-1-63936-437-4 (ISBN)
Description
A brand-new edition of this classic guide on how to write with style—from The Economist's language columnist, Lane Greene.
"A lovely book. I vigorously recommend it as an alternative to Strunk and White’s The Elements of Style." —John McWhorter, The New York Times
This new edition of Writing with Style offers fresh, up-to-date insight into the principles and tools we can all deploy when it comes to expressing ourselves better when we write. The book's leaner, cleaner structure ranges widely—from grammar and punctuation to using numbers and how to edit. Economist language columnist Lane Greene also tackles some of the key linguistic issues we face today, like balancing plain speech with sensitivity, and knowing when to use jargon.
The result is a clear guide to making the most of the written word: conversational but authoritative; accessible yet comprehensive—with its ideas always presented with clarity and style.
"A lovely book. I vigorously recommend it as an alternative to Strunk and White’s The Elements of Style." —John McWhorter, The New York Times
This new edition of Writing with Style offers fresh, up-to-date insight into the principles and tools we can all deploy when it comes to expressing ourselves better when we write. The book's leaner, cleaner structure ranges widely—from grammar and punctuation to using numbers and how to edit. Economist language columnist Lane Greene also tackles some of the key linguistic issues we face today, like balancing plain speech with sensitivity, and knowing when to use jargon.
The result is a clear guide to making the most of the written word: conversational but authoritative; accessible yet comprehensive—with its ideas always presented with clarity and style.
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Series
Language
English
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 147 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
332 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-63936-437-4 (9781639364374)
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Person
Lane Greene is a language columnist and foreign correspondent at The Economist. Past assignments for the magazine have included culture, business, energy, the environment, and American politics. In 2017, he won the journalism award from the Linguistic Society of America. He is the author of You Are What You Speak (Delacorte) and is based in Madrid.