The Elements Of International English Style~ A Guide To Writing Correspondence, Reports, Technical Documents, and Internet Pages for a Global Audience.pdf

INTERNATIONAL

ENGLISH

Style

The Elements of

INTERNATIONAL

ENGLISH

Style

A GUIDE TO WRITING

CORRESPONDENCE, REPORTS,

TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS,

and INTERNET PAGES

FOR A GLOBAL AUDIENCE

EDMOND H. WEISS

. E.Sharpe

Armonk, New York

London, England

The Elements of

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Weiss, Edmond H.

The elements of international English style : a guide to writing English correspon-

dence, reports, technical documents, and internet pages for a global audience / by Edmond

H. Weiss.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-7656-1571-1 (hardcover : alk. paper)

1. English language—Style—Handbooks, manuscripts, etc. 2. Communication,

International—Handbooks, manuals, etc. 3. English language—Textbooks for foreign

speakers. 4. Web sites—Design—Handbooks, manuals, etc. 5. Technical writing—

Handbooks, manuals, etc. 6. Report writing—Handbooks, manuals, etc. 7. Letter

writing—Handbooks, manuals, etc. I. Title.

PE1421.W39 2005

808 ’ .042—dc22

2004021680

Printed in the United States of America

The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of

American National Standard for Information Sciences

Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials,

ANSI Z 39.48-1984.

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