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  • Universal Essay 8

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    Let me take my online shopping for example.
    A few years ago, it was the first birthday of my best friend’s daughter.
    I logged on the Internet to buy picture books for her.
    When I first went some infant picture book shopping malls, I was overwhelmed by numerous books in their kinds and colors.
    Their pictures were also so [...]

    Dec 17th, 2009 | Filed under English
  • On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition

    On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition

    Whether you write an occasional professional letter or a daily newspaper column, William Zinsser’s On Writing Well should be required reading. Simplicity is Zinsser’s mantra: he preaches a stripped-down writing style, strong and clear. He has no patience for excess (most use of adjectives and adverbs, he writes, just [...]

    Dec 17th, 2009 | Filed under English
  • The Elements of Style: 50th Anniversary Edition

    I bought “The elements of Style” with 10% discount coupon at Auction.
    As I know, this book shows the fundamental skills of writing such as indent and quotation.
    The elements of Style is also known as a Bible of writing.
    If you are interested in writing and wish to do well on writing, I strongly recommend this book [...]

    Dec 17th, 2009 | Filed under English
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