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Steven Pinker: The Sense of Style

Bad writing can't be blamed on the Internet, or on 'the kids today'. Good writing has always been hard: a performance requiring pretense, empathy, and a drive for coherence.
ISBN: 9780241957714
Author: Steven Pinker
Page: 368
Binding: Soft cover
Publication date: 2015
Format: Book
Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS
Language: English

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In The Sense of Style, cognitive scientist and linguist Steven Pinker uses the latest scientific insights to bring us a style and usage guide for the 21st century. What do skilful writers know about the link between syntax and ideas? How can we overcomethe Curse of Knowledge, the difficulty in imagining what it's like not to know something we do?

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