Rules of Thumb
by Silverman, Jay; Hughes, Elaine; Wienbroer, Diana RobertsFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1998-08-01
Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill College
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Summary
Rules of Thumb: A Guide for Writers, Third Edition, is a brief, easy-to-use, and affordable handbook. Designed to accommodate real writing needs, Rules of Thumb offers advice on the writing process as a whole, as well as specific guidance on punctuation, mechanics, usage, and a wide variety of common writing assignments.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | v | ||||
| How to Use Rules of Thumb | vii | ||||
| PART 1: CORRECTNESS | |||||
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2 | (1) | |||
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3 | (5) | |||
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8 | (3) | |||
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11 | (3) | |||
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14 | (2) | |||
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16 | (2) | |||
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18 | (1) | |||
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19 | (3) | |||
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22 | (2) | |||
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24 | (2) | |||
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26 | (3) | |||
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29 | (6) | |||
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35 | (2) | |||
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37 | (1) | |||
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38 | (1) | |||
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39 | (2) | |||
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41 | (4) | |||
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45 | (1) | |||
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46 | (5) | |||
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51 | (2) | |||
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53 | (1) | |||
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54 | (2) | |||
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56 | (5) | |||
| PART 2: PUTTING A PAPER TOGETHER | |||||
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61 | (4) | |||
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65 | (3) | |||
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68 | (2) | |||
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70 | (2) | |||
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72 | (3) | |||
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75 | (3) | |||
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78 | (2) | |||
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80 | (5) | |||
| PART 3: MEETING SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENTS | |||||
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85 | (3) | |||
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88 | (3) | |||
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91 | (4) | |||
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95 | (2) | |||
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97 | (7) | |||
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104 | (7) | |||
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111 | (1) | |||
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112 | (17) | |||
| PART 4: WRITING WITH ELEGANCE | |||||
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129 | (3) | |||
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132 | (1) | |||
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133 | (2) | |||
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135 | (2) | |||
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137 | (2) | |||
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139 | (3) | |||
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142 | (5) | |||
| Postscript | 147 | (1) | |||
| About the Authors | 148 | (1) | |||
| Index | 149 |
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