Do I Make Myself Clear?: Why Writing Well Matters
Autor Harold Evansen Limba Engleză Paperback – 4 oct 2018
The right words are oxygen to our ideas, but the digital era, with all of its TTYL, LMK and WTF, has been cutting off that oxygen flow. The compulsion to be precise has vanished from our culture, and in writing of all kinds we see a trend towards more - more speed and more information, but far less clarity. Evans provides practical examples of how editing and rewriting can make for better communication, even in the digital age.
Do I Make Myself Clear? is an essential text, and one that will provide every reader an editor at their shoulder.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780349142913
ISBN-10: 0349142912
Pagini: 416
Dimensiuni: 213 x 138 x 29 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Editura: Little Brown
Colecția Abacus
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0349142912
Pagini: 416
Dimensiuni: 213 x 138 x 29 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Editura: Little Brown
Colecția Abacus
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Recenzii
In the tradition of George Orwell, who said that political language is designed to make lies sound truthful, Harry Evans reminds us how important it is to write clearly. Then he shows how. Those of us who have been edited by Harry marvel at his dexterity in unclogging dense prose, and in this book he reveals his secrets
The book is more than simply a guide to clear writing. It is a powerful argument for the importance of language, and a signal warning of the consequences of its abuse
Full of enthusiasm for words and sound advice
A masterclass in succinct writing . . . As a master editor and distinguished author, Evans is well qualified to instruct us on how to write well. But can he delight us in the process? After reading this book, I can affirm that the answer is yes
It is refreshing to read Do I Make Myself Clear?, which is both a master class on English usage and a call for clarity of expression
Evans has a lifetime's experience of the power of words to enlighten, inspire or harm. [A] trenchant and entertaining guide to clear expression
'The book is more than simply a guide to clear writing. It is a powerful argument for the importance of language, and a signal warning of the consequences of its abuse' Daily Telegraph
Harold Evans has edited everything from the urgent files of battlefield reporters to the complex thought processes of Henry Kissinger, and he has been knighted for his services to journalism. In Do I Make Myself Clear?, his definitive guide to writing well, Evans brings his indispensable insight to the art of clear communication.
The right words are oxygen to our ideas, but the digital era, with all of its TTYL, LMK and WTF, has been cutting off that oxygen flow. The compulsion to be precise has vanished from our culture, and in writing of all kinds we see a trend towards more - more speed and more information, but far less clarity. Evans provides practical examples of how editing and rewriting can make for better communication, even in the digital age.
Do I Make Myself Clear? is an essential text, and one that will provide every reader an editor at their shoulder.
The book is more than simply a guide to clear writing. It is a powerful argument for the importance of language, and a signal warning of the consequences of its abuse
Full of enthusiasm for words and sound advice
A masterclass in succinct writing . . . As a master editor and distinguished author, Evans is well qualified to instruct us on how to write well. But can he delight us in the process? After reading this book, I can affirm that the answer is yes
It is refreshing to read Do I Make Myself Clear?, which is both a master class on English usage and a call for clarity of expression
Evans has a lifetime's experience of the power of words to enlighten, inspire or harm. [A] trenchant and entertaining guide to clear expression
'The book is more than simply a guide to clear writing. It is a powerful argument for the importance of language, and a signal warning of the consequences of its abuse' Daily Telegraph
Harold Evans has edited everything from the urgent files of battlefield reporters to the complex thought processes of Henry Kissinger, and he has been knighted for his services to journalism. In Do I Make Myself Clear?, his definitive guide to writing well, Evans brings his indispensable insight to the art of clear communication.
The right words are oxygen to our ideas, but the digital era, with all of its TTYL, LMK and WTF, has been cutting off that oxygen flow. The compulsion to be precise has vanished from our culture, and in writing of all kinds we see a trend towards more - more speed and more information, but far less clarity. Evans provides practical examples of how editing and rewriting can make for better communication, even in the digital age.
Do I Make Myself Clear? is an essential text, and one that will provide every reader an editor at their shoulder.
Notă biografică
Harold
Evans
is
a
British-born
journalist
and
writer
who
was
editor
of
theSunday
Timesfrom
1967
to
1981.
A
graduate
of
Durham
University,
he
has
written
a
number
of
bestselling
histories.
He
followed
the
late
Alistair
Cooke
in
commentaries
on
America
for
the
BBC.
An
American
citizen
since
1993,
he
has
held
positions
as
editor-in-chief
of
theAtlantic
Monthly
Press,
founding
editor
of
the
prize-winningConde
Nast
Traveler;
editorial
director
of
theAtlanticandUS
Newsand
theNew
York
Daily
News;
and
president
and
publisher
of
Random
House.
He
holds
the
British
Press
Awards'
Gold
Award
for
Lifetime
Achievement
of
Journalists.
In
2001
British
journalists
voted
him
the
all-time
greatest
British
newspaper
editor,
and
in
2004
he
was
knighted.
Since
2011,
he
has
been
editor-at-large
forReuters.