Writing Science in Plain English

Name: Writing Science in Plain English
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ISBN: 9780226026374

ISBN-10: 022602637X

ISBN-13: 9780226026374

Edition: 2013

Authors: Anne E. Greene

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Bad writing is bad for science. Incomprehensible journal articles, wordy proposals, and jargon-filled theses make reading a chore for students, informed lay people, and even other scientists. As a result, years of research and hard work can be passed over or misunderstood. The problem is so significant that clear writing has become a legal requirement for federal agencies, thanks to the Plain Writing Act of 2010, which requires that writing be “accessible, consistent, written in plain language, and easy to understand." Writing Science in Plain English by Anne E. Greene, an experienced teacher of scientific writing, shows how to produce such clear, concise scientific prose.This is the…

Book details

List price: $17.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 5/24/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 136
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.396
Language: English



Acknowledgments



Why Write Science in Plain English?



Before You Write


Audience


Register


Tone



Tell a Story


Make Characters Subjects and Their Actions Verbs


Use Strong Verbs


Place Subjects and Verbs Close Together



Favor the Active Voice


Benefits of Active Voice


Proper Uses of Passive Voice



Choose Your Words with Care


Use Short Words Instead of Long Ones


Keep Terms the Same


Breakup Noun Strings


Rethink Technical Terms



Omit Needless Words


Redundancy


Metadiscourse and Transition Words


Affirmatives and Negatives



Old Information and New Information


Put Old Information at Beginnings of Sentences


Put New Information at Ends of Sentences



Make Lists Parallel



Vary the Length of Your Sentences



Design Your Paragraphs


Issue


Development


Conclusion


Point



Arrange Your Paragraphs


Chronological Order


General to Specific


Least Important to Most Important


Problem to Solution


Compare and Contrast


Transition Words Revisited



Basic Writing Concepts



Exercise Key


Index