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Index
Front Matter
Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Up with (Thoughtful) Prescriptivism
Part I: Up with Words
To Be or Not To Be
Talk—I Mean Obfuscate—Your Way to the Top
The Only Thing That These Signs Have in Common
Her and I: How to Banish Painful Personal-Pronoun Pairings
To Each Their Own
Whom Ya Gonna Call?
Hyphens Unite!
To Hyphenate or Not To Hyphenate After a Noun: That Is the Wrong Question
Let Me Count the—Different?—Ways
The Pen Is Mightier Than the Shovel
You Don’t Know From Prepositions
A Modern Take (Is Take a Noun?) on Parts of Speech
Part II: Up with Sentences and Paragraphs
The Last Word
A Definition Is Where You Don’t Say Is Where
Metaphors Are Jewels
Lend Your Commas a Hand—or Two
Running On about Run-Ons
Touching Words
Use Contrast: The Long and Short of It
Explore and Heighten: Magic Words from a Playwright
Coming Soon to the Small Screen
How Not To Do How-To
How To Do How-To: Watch Your Steps
Your Words Come Alive with a Hint of Music
Part III: Up with Writing
The Importance of Re-Vising
What Brand R U?
Who’s Your Sam?
Mastering the Art of Knowing Your Audience
Decisions, Decisions
Afterword
Appendix: Up with Human-Crafted Indexes
Under the Cover
About the Author
Glossary
Topics Index
Names Index
Titles Index
Copyright Information
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