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Barnet & Stubb's practical guide to writing / Sylvan Barnet, Marcia Stubbs.

By: Barnet, SylvanContributor(s): Stubbs, Marcia [joint author.]Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Boston : Little, Brown, c1975Description: xxiv, 319 p. : ill. ; 21 cmUniform titles: Practical guide to writing Subject(s): English language -- Rhetoric -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Report writing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | College readersDDC classification: 808.06

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Current library	Call number	Status	Date due
Archives Centre	808.06 BAR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Withdrawn Item

Table of Contents

1. WRITING
From subject to essay
Analysis
Outlining
Paragraphs
Exposition and definition
Argument and persuasion
Description and narration
The research paper
Special Assignments

2. REVISING
Revising for conciseness
Revising for clarity
Revising for emphasis

3. EDITING
Manuscript form
Punctuation
Spelling

4. ACQUIRIRNG STYLE AND FLUENCY
Defining style
Acquiring style
Acquiring fluency

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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