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Notes for Young Writers
Excerpt from Notes for Young Writers
This little book Of notes was prepared for the purpose of helping young writers to see immediately, and thus avoid or remedy at the beginning of their work, the most common faults. It will answer many questions which sooner or later occur, but are too often either omitted from text-books on rhetoric or lost in the systematic treatment of more obvious matters. The experience of several teach ers of English has been drawn upon in assembling the notes, and the result embodies the essential matters in which beginners find most difficulty. An attempt has been made also to include as many as possible of the nicer points which frequently puzzle experienced writers as well as beginners. Finally, every statement has been guarded, so as not to create the false impression that good English is absolutely right or poor English.
This little book Of notes was prepared for the purpose of helping young writers to see immediately, and thus avoid or remedy at the beginning of their work, the most common faults. It will answer many questions which sooner or later occur, but are too often either omitted from text-books on rhetoric or lost in the systematic treatment of more obvious matters. The experience of several teach ers of English has been drawn upon in assembling the notes, and the result embodies the essential matters in which beginners find most difficulty. An attempt has been made also to include as many as possible of the nicer points which frequently puzzle experienced writers as well as beginners. Finally, every statement has been guarded, so as not to create the false impression that good English is absolutely right or poor English.
136 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2024
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