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Title Page

Introduction

From Here to Obscurity

THE NO-GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY:

Obstacles to clear communication

The long, long trail a-winding: Circumlocution

An utterly unique added extra: Tautology

Witter + Waffle = Gobbledegook

Smart talk, but tiresome: Jargon

Saying it nicely: Euphemism

A word to the wise about Clichés

CLARITY BEGINS AT HOME:

How to improve your powers of expression

Circumambulate the non-representational: Avoid the abstract

Overloading can sink your sentence

Avoiding the minefield of muddle

Measuring the murk with the FOG Index

MAKING WORDS WORK FOR YOU:

A refresher course in Grammar and Punctuation

Punctuation needn’t be a pain: Stops, commas and other marks

The building blocks of good writing: Grammar without grief

Writing elegant, expressive English: The elements of style

Finding out: a word about dictionaries

HOW TO WRITE A BETTER LETTER:

Say what you mean; get what you want

Communicate better with a well-written letter

Relationships by post: Strictly personal

Protecting your interests: Complaining with effect

Staying alive: Employer and employee

Selling yourself: Creating a persuasive CV

Getting it and keeping it: Money matters

Writing in the new millennium: Word processing and E-mail

Index

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