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Style Guide (Economist Books) Paperback – June 5, 2018

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This expanded eleventh edition of the bestselling guide to style is based on the Economist's own updated house style manual, and is an invaluable companion for everyone who wants to communicate with the clarity, style and precision for which the Economist is renowned. As the introduction says, 'clarity of writing usually follows clarity of thought.'

The Economist Style Guide gives general advice on writing, points out common errors and clich's, offers guidance on consistent use of punctuation, abbreviations and capital letters, and contains an exhaustive range of reference material - covering everything from accountancy ratios and stock market indices to laws of nature and science.

Some of the numerous useful rules and common mistakes pointed out in the guide include:
*Which informs, that defines. This is the house that Jack built. But: This house, which Jack built, is now falling down.
Discreet means circumspect or prudent; discrete means separate or distinct. Remember that "Questions are never indiscreet. Answers sometimes are" (Oscar Wilde).
Flaunt means display, flout means disdain. If you flout this distinction you will flaunt your ignorance
Forgo means do without; forego means go before.
Fortuitous means accidental, not fortunate or well-timed.
Times: Take care. Three times more than X is four times as much as X.
Full stops: Use plenty. They keep sentences short. This helps the reader.
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Edited in London since 1843, The Economist is a weekly international news and business publication, offering clear reporting, commentary and analysis on world current affairs, business, finance, science and technology, culture, society, media and the arts.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ The Economist; 12th edition (June 5, 2018)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1610399811
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1610399814
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  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.75 x 8 inches
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Sebastian Agudelo-Restrepo
5.0 out of 5 stars Una guía imprescindible
Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2023
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Un libro para tener a mano cuando nos toque escribir en inglés y necesitamos ayuda, y par tener a mano cuando queremos leer The Economist y entender su difícil inglés.
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5.0 out of 5 stars you're not a journalist, you bought this to be more pretentious, didn't you?
Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2018
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Now you can use this book in one of two ways: to accept more responsibility for clear communication when writing, or to play dumb and push more and more blame onto everyone else for making small mistakes that when interpreted very literally are unclear. For example, "inchoate" more closely means "nascent" than "incoherent." If someone says they felt inchoate rage you can act confused 5 minutes later when their rage did not develop into something more pointed in their pithy little story. And if they accidentally use a British / American spelling in America / Britain, you can race to the dictionary when you don't know what the word means and then blame them for putting you through this struggle. And don't euphemize, except for the word euphemize, which means lie.
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J. J.
5.0 out of 5 stars I love reading style guides
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I'm interested in linguistics in general and this is a super interesting style guide to read. The wit of The Economist definitely carries over too.
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Aaron Glatt
5.0 out of 5 stars Great reference guide
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Great, clear, easy to read reference guide. I plan on buying another one for my brother who is an editor.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Stylish...
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As expected from this renowned publication. it always me to write a bit more concisely.
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Great guide to writing.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Many pages are faint; not printed well
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the quality was terrible; the many pages are faint print.
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Malagueña_21
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente para mejorar tu inglés
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Una guía para aprender a usar correctamente frases y términos. Ordenada alfabéticamente. Nivel excelente. Muy recomendable.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente para mejorar tu inglés
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Una guía para aprender a usar correctamente frases y términos. Ordenada alfabéticamente. Nivel excelente. Muy recomendable.
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5.0 out of 5 stars If you want to no abart Inglis Grammer... start ere
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An amazing book that I have bought in several versions for many years. If you don't know your apostrophes from your elbows this is the place to start. It covers an immense breadth of grammar-related detail that is explained so well that even JRM would be able to understand it (with some help from its nanny).
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Daringly done.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Sehr gut
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Sehr gutes Exemplar - ein muss auf jedem Schreibtisch
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5.0 out of 5 stars La commande satisfait les besoins
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