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The sense of style : the thinking person's guide to writing in the 21st Century!
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The sense of style : the thinking person's guide to writing in the 21st Century!

by Steven Pinker

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Accession 10434 ISBN 9780670025855 Publisher Viking
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From the dustjacket: 'Why is so much writing so bad, and how can we make it better? Is the English language being corrupted by texting and social media? Do the kids today even care about good writing? Why should any of us care?'

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