Write it Right
Author | : Ambrose Bierce |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 88 |
Release | : 1909 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Ambrose Bierce |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 88 |
Release | : 1909 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Ambrose Bierce |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 54 |
Release | : 2016-12-02 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 1365579484 |
Are You Making These Mistakes In Your Writing? Amusing and thought-provoking, this A-to-Z compendium outlines common oral and written gaffes. Ambrose Bierce, a celebrated literary wit, assembled his informative compilation in 1909 from many years of observations and notes. He advocates precision in language, offering alternatives to grammatical lapses and inaccurate word choices. Times and usages have changed considerably in the past century. Bierce's strict rules remain, however, a timeless source of interest for wordsmiths and lovers of language. Bierce wrote this little book as a guide to improving writing. He states that precision is the key. Choosing the exact word and using it correctly is essential. Colloquialisms and vulgar language have no place is serious writing. A writer must use his values in determining what is appropriate. The lessons Bierce gives in this book are as appropriate today as they were a century ago. Get Your Copy Now
Author | : Ambrose Bierce |
Publisher | : DigiCat |
Total Pages | : 47 |
Release | : 2022-09-16 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Write It Right: A Little Blacklist of Literary Faults" by Ambrose Bierce. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Author | : Ambrose Bierce |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 122 |
Release | : 2019-12-12 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781671785144 |
Several hundred of Bierce's pet peeves. Bierce's list includes some distinctions still familiar today-the which-that rule, less vs. fewer, lie and lay - but it also abounds in now-forgotten shibboleths: Ovation, the critics of his time agreed, meant a Roman triumph, not a round of applause. Reliable was an ill-formed coinage, not for the discriminating. Donate was pretentious, jeopardize should be jeopard, demean meant "comport oneself," not "belittle." And Bierce made up a few peeves of his own for good measure. We should say "a coating of paint," he instructed, not "a coat."
Author | : Ambrose Bierce |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 74 |
Release | : 2018-11-21 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780267514946 |
Excerpt from Write It Right: A Little Blacklist of Literary Faults The author's main purpose in this book is to teach precision in writing; and of good writing (which, essentially, is clear thinking made visible) precision is the point of capital concern. It is attained by choice of the word that accurately and adequately expresses what the writer has in mind, and by exclusion of that which either denotes or connotes something else. As Quintilian puts it, the writer should so write that his reader not only may, but must, understand. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author | : Ambrose Bierce |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 28 |
Release | : 2016-03-29 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781530798742 |
Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (June 24, 1842 - circa 1914 was an American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist. He wrote the short story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and compiled a satirical lexicon, The Devil's Dictionary. His vehemence as a critic, his motto "Nothing matters," and the sardonic view of human nature that informed his work, all earned him the nickname "Bitter Bierce." Despite his reputation as a searing critic, Bierce was known to encourage younger writers, including the poets George Sterling and Herman George Scheffauer and the fiction writer W. C. Morrow. Bierce employed a distinctive style of writing, especially in his stories. His style often embraces an abrupt beginning, dark imagery, vague references to time, limited descriptions, impossible events, and the theme of war.
Author | : Ambrose Bierce |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 66 |
Release | : 2015-05-18 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9780942208832 |
Ambrose Bierce runs through a catalog of misuse of the English language as it should be spoken and written by Americans. Though his list is 100 years old, he was so meticulous that it would benefit any writer to consult it.
Author | : Ambrose Bierce |
Publisher | : Independently Published |
Total Pages | : 44 |
Release | : 2018-11-07 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781730865497 |
Write It Right: Large PrintA Little Blacklist of Literary Faultsby Ambrose BierceSeveral hundred of Bierce's pet peeves. Bierce's list includes some distinctions still familiar today-the which-that rule, less vs. fewer, lie and lay - but it also abounds in now-forgotten shibboleths: Ovation, the critics of his time agreed, meant a Roman triumph, not a round of applause. Reliable was an ill-formed coinage, not for the discriminating. Donate was pretentious, jeopardize should be jeopard, demean meant "comport oneself," not "belittle." And Bierce made up a few peeves of his own for good measure. We should say "a coating of paint," he instructed, not "a coat."
Author | : Ambrose Bierce |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Ambrose Bierce |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 172 |
Release | : 2006-06-01 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 1846371856 |
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