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English 316 Elements of Style

Approved Texts:

  • Bishop, Wendy. Elements of Alternate Style: Essays on Writing and Revision . Boynton/Cook, 1997.
  • Gopen, George. The Sense of Structure: Writing from the Reader’s Perspective . Pearson Longman, 2004.
  • Hickey, Dona. Developing a Written Voice . McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages; 1st ed. (September 4, 1992)
  • Laib, Nevin K. Rhetoric and Style: Strategies for Advanced Writers . Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice, 1993.
  • Richardson, Peter. Style: A Pragmatic Approach . 2nd ed. Longman
  • Strunk, Elements of Style , 4th ed. Longman, 2000.
  • Williams, Joseph M. Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace. 6th ed. New York

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