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Author:

Flesch, Rudolf, 1911-1986.

Title:

The art of readable writing. Foreword by Alan J. Gould.

Edition:

[1st ed.]

Publisher:

Harper

Copyright Date:

1949

Description:

xiv, 237 p. illus. 21 cm.

Subject:

English language--Rhetoric.
Report writing.
Anglais (Langue)--Rhétorique.

Notes:

"Reading list": p. 217-218. "Notes" (bibliographical): p. 219-228.

Contents:

You and Aristotle -- Other people's minds -- The importance of being trivial -- The shape of ideas -- All writing is creative -- From false starts to wrong conclusions -- How to be human through factual -- Drama in everyday prose -- An ear for writing -- Did Shakespeare make mistakes in English? -- Our shrinking sentences -- Our expanding words -- R for readability -- Degrees of plain talk -- Results of plain talk -- Those unpredictable words -- Those unpredictable readers -- Are words necessary? -- How to operate a blue pencil -- The pedigree of plain talk -- It's your own language -- Appendix: How to use the readability formula.

LCCN:

49005435

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

JAAX771 -- Faith Baptist Bible College - John L. Patten Library (Ankeny)

OYAX081 -- Boone Campus Library (Boone)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

UTAX314 -- Emmaus Bible College Library (Dubuque)

UDAX314 -- Charles C. Myers Library (Dubuque)

OAAX516 -- Maharishi University of Management Library (Fairfield)

UPAX334 -- Upper Iowa University - Henderson-Wilder Library (Fayette)

N5UX522 -- University of Iowa Law Library (Iowa City)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

OPAX566 -- Southeastern Community College - Keokuk - Fred Karre Memorial Library (Keokuk)

O3AX572 -- Cornell College - Russell D. Cole Library (Mount Vernon)

OTAX626 -- Wilcox Library (Oskaloosa)

UTAX115 -- Buena Vista University Library (Storm Lake)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)