The Essential Writer's Companion: A Concise Guide to Writing Effectively for School, Home, or Office

Houghton Mifflin Company, and American Heritage Dictionary (Editor), and The American Heritage Dictionaries, Editors Of (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0395718104 / ISBN 13: 9780395718100

Published by Houghton Mifflin, Boston, MA, 1994

About this Item

Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 272 p. Audience: General/trade. No previous owner's name. Clean, tight pages. No bent corners. No remainder mark. PB 166.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Essential Writer's Companion: A Concise Guide to Writing Effectively for School, Home, or Office
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, Boston, MA
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0395718104
• ISBN 13: 9780395718100
• Binding: Mass-market paperback
• Condition: Fine.

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Synopsis

Includes information on English grammar, punctuation, capitalization, sentence structure, letter writing, bibliographies, and indexes

About the Author

The Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries and of other reference titles published by Houghton Mifflin Company are trained lexicographers with a varied array of interests and expertise. Most of the editors hold graduate degrees and have studied at least one foreign language. Several have degrees in linguistics or in the history of the English language. Others have degrees in science or sometimes other disciplines. All the editors familiarize themselves with the vocabulary in specific subject areas, collect materials on new developments and usage, and work in association with consultants to ensure that the content of our publications is as accurate and as up-to-date as possible.