Plain Words
A guide to the use of English
by Sir Ernest Gowers
( First published in April 1948)
Preface
IPrologue
IIA Digression On Legal English
IIIThe Elements
IV Correctness
The Choice Of Words
VIntroductory
VIAvoiding the Superfluous Word
VII Choosing the Familiar Word
VIII Choosing the Concrete Word
IXThe Handling of Words
XPunctuation
XI Epilogue
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