Writing may be a solitary endeavor, but whether you're craft-ing the great American novel, drafting a term paper, orpenning a memoir, organizing your thoughts from a mass ofscattered ideas to a cohesive--and readable--book requiresmore than a computer spellcheck. You need a companion atyour side to offer advice both practical and inspirational--andThe Oxford Essential Writer's Reference is it, whether you're astudent working on a thesis, a manager preparing a presenta-tion, a beginning writer struggling to make that first sale, ora professional author seeking new resources in the infor-mation age.
　　

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pro/ogue
chapter 1　grammar, punctuation, spelling,and usage guides
chapter 2 a list of the most commonly used　foreign words and phrases
chapter 3 100 tricky usage problems and　pitfalls explained
chapter 4 100 rare fifty-cent words and　their meanings
chapter 5 125 synonym studies
chapter 6 proofreader's marks and what　they mean
chapter 7 common citation styles
chapter 8 a list of cllches to avoid
chapter 9 a list of common rhetorical devices, poetic meters, and forms
chapter 10　a quick guide to all the plays of shakespeare
chapter 11　a timeline of great works of literature in english
chapter 12 biblical quotes, characters, and books of the bible
chapter 13 major mythological characters
chapter 14 a list of great print resources　that can be found in (most) every library
chapter 15 a list of wrlters' advocacy organizations
chapter 16 how to copyright your work
chapter 17 a common-sense guide to manuscript formats
chapter 18 great websites for writers
chapter 19 forms of address for letter writing