Medical Terminology: Advanced Guide to Examine Key Medical Terms More Deeply

Making "every word tell" is what The Elements of Style is all about. This famous manual, now in a third edition, has conveyed the principles of plain English style to millions of readers. It is probably the only style manual ever to appear on the best seller lists. Whether you write letters, term papers, or novels, the "little" book, as it has come to be called, can help you communicate more effectively. It will show you how to cut deadwood out Of your sentences: enliven your prose with the active voice; put statements in a positive form; approach style by way of plainness, simplicity, orderliness, sincerity. The original "little" book was written by William Strunk, Jr., late professor of English at Cornell, for use by his students. Years later, one of the most illustrious of those students, E. B. White, prepared an edition of the book for the general public, revising the original and con- tributing a final chapter of his own that sought to lead the reader beyond mere correctness toward distinction in English style. In the Third Edition E. B. White has added four new rules : for use of the colon for use of the dash for agreement of subjects and verbs for correct pronoun case. Under "Words and Expressions Commonly Misused," the book now includes alternate/ alternative, being, currently, facility, in terms of, insightful, -ize, memento, nauseous/ nauseated, offputting, ongoing, prestigious, secondly, and this. Cover Title Copyright Acknowledgment Contents Introduction I. Elementary Rules of Usage 1. Form the possessive singular of nouns by adding 's 2. In a series of three or more terms with a single conjunction, use a comma after each term except the last 3. Enclose parenthetic expressions between commas 4. Place a comma before a conjunction introducing an independent clause 5. Do not join independent clauses by a comma 6. Do not break sentences in two 7. Use a colon after an independent clause to introduce a list of particulars, an appositive, an amplification, or an illustrative quotation 8. Use a dash to set off an abrupt break or interruption, and to announce a long appositive or summary 9. The number of the subject determines the number of the verb 10. Use the proper case of pronoun 11. A participial phrase at the beginning of a sentence must refer to the grammatical subject II. Elementary Principles of Composition 12. Choose a suitable design and hold to it 13. Make the paragraph the unit of composition 14. Use the active voice 15. Put statements in positive form 16. Use definite, specific, concrete language 17. Omit needless words 18. Avoid a succession of loose sentences 19. Express coordinate ideas in similar form 20. Keep related words together 21. In summaries, keep to one tense 22. Place the emphatic words of a sentence at the end III. A Few Matters of Form IV. Words and Expressions Commonly Misused V. An Approach to Style (With a List of Reminders) 1. Place yourself in the background 2. Write in a way that comes natrually 3. Work from a suitable design 4. Write with nouns and verbs 5. Revise and rewrite 6. Do not overwrite 7. Do not overstate 8. Avoid the use of qualifiers 9. Do not affect a breezy manner 10. Use orthodox spelling 11. Do not explain too much 12. Do not construct awkard adverbs 13. Make sure the reader knows who is speaking 14. Avoid fancy words 15. Do not use dialect unless your ear is good 16. Be clear 17. Do not inject opinion 18. Use figures of speech sparingly 19. Do not take shortcuts at the cost of clarity 20. Avoid foreign languages 21. Prefer the standard to the offbeat Index You know the authors' names. You recognize the title. You've probably used this book yourself. And now The Elements of Style-the most widely read and employed English style manual-is available in a specially bound 50th Anniversary Edition that offers the title's vast audience an opportunity to own a more durable and elegantly bound edition of this time-tested classic. Offering the same content as the Fourth Edition, revised in 1999, the new casebound 50th Anniversary Edition includes a brief overview of the book's illustrious history. Used extensively by individual writers as well as high school and college students of writing, it has conveyed the principles of English style to millions of readers. This new deluxe edition makes the perfect gift for writers of any age and ability level. Whether You Write Letters, Term Papers, Or Novels, This Famous Manual Can Help You Communicate More Effectively. Elementary Rules Of Usage -- Elementary Principles Of Composition -- A Few Matters Of Form -- Words And Expressions Commonly Misused -- An Approach To Style. By William Strunk, Jr. ; With Revisions, An Introd., And A Chapter On Writing By E.b. White. Includes Index.