A journal I was editing for specified that abbreviations listed in the AMA Manual of Style were acceptable, so I figured I'd better buy me a copy. It has lots of useful advice on many technical subjects related to health and medicine, and I am wondering why I didn't buy it before. It also offers helpful tips on US style English, and appears to be well written, with helpful examples and interesting quotations.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/AMA-Manual-Style-Authors-Editors/dp/0195176332/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1415443330&sr=8-1&keywords=AMA+Manual+of+Style
A journal I was editing for specified that abbreviations listed in the AMA Manual of Style were acceptable, so I figured I'd better buy me a copy. It has lots of useful advice on many technical subjects related to health and medicine, and I am wondering why I didn't buy it before. It also offers helpful tips on US style English, and appears to be well written, with helpful examples and interesting quotations.
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Today, I was editing an article on the subject of writing in plain English. This reminds me that the Plain English Campaign have a collection of guides to help in writing clearly.
http://www.plainenglish.co.uk/free-guides.html http://www.amazon.co.uk/Complete-Plain-Words-Ernest-Gowers/dp/0140511997/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1368021698&sr=1-1&keywords=the+complete+plain+words+by+sir+ernest+gowers+penguin
This book is an intelligent guide to better writing. I consult it occasionally on points of usage, or to check the correct use of a tricky word. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Troublesome-Words-Bill-Bryson/dp/0141040394/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1367942708&sr=8-1&keywords=penguin+dictionary+of+troublesome+words
Sometimes you forget the distinction between two words or would like to check up on a tricky word and need a longer explanation than you might find in the dictionary. This is a handy readable guide, and I find it most sensible. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Oxford-Guide-Style-Language-Reference/dp/0198691750
I bought this a long time ago in one volume with the Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors. I'm not sure, but I think I got it from that book club where you could buy 3 paperbacks for a fiver and never buy another book again. I've since upgraded to Oxford's New Hart's and an updated dictionary, but I never threw away the old copy. This turned out to be a good thing, because it (and the old edition of the dictionary) is one of the reference books specified by a possible new client. http://www.amazon.co.uk/New-Harts-Rules-Handbook-Reference/dp/0198610416 To settle an argument in punctuation and style, I turned to the New Hart's Rules. This is the style guide for Oxford University Press, and since it is conveniently sized and clearly laid out, and has lots of useful information on languages and specialist areas, it is very handy. |
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