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| Preface to the first edition page Preface to the third edition Acknowledgements PART Ⅰ PROBLEM:THE ILLNESS 1 Introduction 2 The malaise of medical manuscripts The writer at bay The honest writer Summary PART Ⅱ SOLUTION:SYMPTOMATIC RELIEF 3 Guidelines to clearer writing Watson and Crick show how it's done Planning Getting started Some grammatical terms Using a word processor Spelling 4 Is there a better word? Alternative words 5 Superfluous words Some common examples Unnecessary adverbs Repetition 6 Imprecise words and phrases 7 Superfluous phrases Common superfluities Other examples of repetition 8 Trouble with short words Following a verb Expanded to a phrase Variations of because THAT,WHICH,WHEN,WHERE,WHEREBY Words of comment:THEREFORE,HOWEVER,and others Words of reference:FORMER AND LATTER,RESPECTIVELY,SUCH 9 Use of the passive voice Some examples The verb ‘TO PERFORM’ Conclusion 10 Consistency:number and tenses Number:singular or plural? Tenses 11 Circumlocution,metaphor and cliché Circumlocution Metaphor and cliché 12 Word order and pronouns Missing words Nouns as adjectives Adverbs and verbs A troublesome word:ONLY Pronouns and nouns 13 Punctuation Commas between subject and verb Lists The lazy slash 14 Constructing sentences 15 Drawing clear graphs PART Ⅲ PRACTICE:RECUPERATION 16 Some examples rewritten 17 Do the experts agree? Appendix:examples to rewrite References and further reading Index |
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