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Contents
PREFACE vii | 3 |
Principle OneKeep Sentences Short | 43 |
Principle TwoPrefer the Simple to the Complex | 59 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Technique of Clear Writing |
| Author | Robert Gunning |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | McGraw-Hill, 1952 |
| Original from | the University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Digitized | May 23, 2007 |
| ISBN | 7000014199, 9787000014190 |
| Length | 289 pages |
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