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050 04$aPE1421$b.P56 2015
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100 1 $aPinker, Steven,$d1954-.
245 14$aThe sense of style :$bthe thinking person's guide to writing in the 21st century /$cSteven Pinker.
260 $aNew York :$bPenguin Books,$c2015.
300 $aviii, 359 p. :$bill. ;$c21 cm.
500 $aIncludes glossary (pages 309-318)
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 331-338) and index.
505 00$tGood writing --$tA window onto the world --$tThe curse of knowledge --$tThe web, the tree, and the string --$tArcs of coherence --$tTelling right from wrong.
520 $a"Why is so much writing so bad, and how can we make it better? Is the English language being corrupted by texting and social media? Do the kids today even care about good writing--and why should any of us care? In this entertaining and eminently practical book, the bestselling cognitive scientist Steven Pinker rethinks the usage guide for today's writers. Using examples of great and gruesome modern prose while avoiding the scolding tone of the classic manuals, he shows how the art of writing can be a form of pleasurable mastery and intellectually fascinating. The Sense of Style is for writers of all kinds, and for readers who are interested in how the sciences of mind can illuminate how language works at its best"--$cBack cover.
650 0$aRhetoric.
650 0$aStyle, Literary.
650 0$aEnglish language$xStyle.
650 0$aEnglish language$xWriting.
650 0$aEnglish language$xGrammar.