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Solutions to the common problems encountered in writing English prose are discussed and illustrated in critical examinations of the work of prominent writers
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The book begins with a review of research into dictionary use. A number of experimental design problems are discussed, in particular the unreliability of questi
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George Orwell set out 'to make political writing into an art', and to a wide extent this aim shaped the future of English literature – his descriptions of aut
Abuse of Language, Abuse of Power
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The Use and Abuse of Literature
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In this deep and engaging meditation on the usefulness and uselessness of reading in the digital age, Harvard English professor Marjorie Garber aims to reclaim