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The Dictionary of Concise Writing by Robert Hartwell Fiske Marion Street Press, August, 2002. Paperback, 412 pages. ISBN: 0966517660 Ordering information: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk 
Concise writing has always been crucial for
journalists and communications professionals.
However, the need for concise writing has
expanded substantially with the demand for
short articles and pieces in web magazines,
online newspapers and websites. This book begins
with a chapter explaining why concise writing is so important,
and offers practical suggestions about how to make
your writing more concise. The chapter also points
out numerous ways wordiness creeps into our writing.
The bulk of the book is the dictionary itself, which is
a very useful collection of wordy phrases that
can be shortened or deleted. Each entry includes a list
of short alternative words and a sentence showing how
the shorter alternative word or phrase works. For example,
excruciatingly painful becomes excruciating or painful,
in spite of the fact that becomes although or even though
and window of opportunity becomes chance or opportunity.
This dictionary's author, Robert Hartwell Fiske, is also the
publisher of The Vocabula Review, an online journal about the
English language. The Dictionary of Concise Writing
is a must-have resource for journalists and writers. It
contains thousands of ways to trim your sentences
and strengthen your prose.
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