Plain Words
A guide to the use of English
by
Sir Ernest Gowers
(
First published in April 1948
)
Preface
Prologue
A Digression
On Legal English
The Elements
Correctness
The Choice Of Words
Introductory
Avoiding the
Superfluous
Word
Choosing the
Familiar
Word
Choosing the
Concrete
Word
The
Handling
of Words
Punctuation
Epilogue
«
Language IS Understanding
»
«
The Lesson Of Literature
»
«
Decline Of Language
»
«
The Use Of English
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