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Using Careless Speech For Careful, Well Crafted Writing--Whatever Its Style, Peter Elbow
Using Careless Speech For Careful, Well Crafted Writing--Whatever Its Style, Peter Elbow
Peter Elbow
I write here to correct a common misreading of my work. I've not been fighting all these years just to make writing easier by loosening standards; I've been fighting to make writing better. Especially in my recent *Vernacular Eloquence*, I've been trying help people use their vernacular spoken language to produce writing that is nevertheless careful and excellent--to break out of the unclear, roundabout, or mashed-potatoes prose they so often produce when they try to write right.
11. Revising By Reading Aloud. What The Mouth And Ear Know, Peter Elbow
11. Revising By Reading Aloud. What The Mouth And Ear Know, Peter Elbow
Peter Elbow
No abstract provided.
Introduction To Part One: Defining "Speech" And "Writing", Peter Elbow
Introduction To Part One: Defining "Speech" And "Writing", Peter Elbow
Peter Elbow
No abstract provided.
10. The Need For Care: Easy Speaking Onto The Page Is Never Enough, Peter Elbow
10. The Need For Care: Easy Speaking Onto The Page Is Never Enough, Peter Elbow
Peter Elbow
No abstract provided.
12. How Does Reading Aloud Improve Writing, Peter Elbow
12. How Does Reading Aloud Improve Writing, Peter Elbow
Peter Elbow
No abstract provided.
0 Table Of Contents And Introduction, Peter Elbow
7. Freewriting: An Obvious And Easy Way To Speak Onto The Page, Peter Elbow
7. Freewriting: An Obvious And Easy Way To Speak Onto The Page, Peter Elbow
Peter Elbow
No abstract provided.
18. A New Culture Of Vernacular Literacy On The Horizon, Peter Elbow
18. A New Culture Of Vernacular Literacy On The Horizon, Peter Elbow
Peter Elbow
No abstract provided.