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      To the Point: A Dictionary of Concise Writing

      Robert Hartwell Fiske

      The essential guide to writing succinctly.

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      Robert Hartwell Fiske’s Dictionary of Unendurable English: A Compendium of Mistakes in Grammar, Usage, and Spelling with Commentary on Lexicographers and Linguists

      Robert Hartwell Fiske

      Fiske aims to eliminate laxity in language by way of this witty and engaging reference. He also illustrates why dictionaries don’t always provide the correct meaning or usage of a…

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      The Dimwit’s Dictionary: More Than 5,000 Overused Words and Phrases and Alternatives to Them

      Robert Hartwell Fiske

      A compilation of thousands of overused words and phrases, and alternatives to them. This work is a tool for the writer who seeks to weed out common, tired, language and…

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      Dictionary of Concise Writing: More Than 10,000 Alternatives to Wordy Phrases

      Robert Hartwell Fiske,Richard Lederer

      Provides concise alternatives for thousands of common, wordy phrases. This edition aims to tidy up any writer’s long-winded phraseology with such helpful replacements as because for based on the fact…

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