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THE WRITING OF GOOD ENGLISH 09.05.2020 1:46 ↓

Do not hesitate to use the same word repeatedly if it is the right word.

THE ENGLISH OF THE BIBLE 09.05.2020 1:26 ↓

The English of the Bible and Shakespeare should be taken as models.

ON USING THE ENGLISH OF THE BIBLE 09.05.2020 2:35 ↓

As in the Bible, prefer the simple words to complex substitutes.

GOOD ENGLISH 09.05.2020 3:06 ↓

Features of good English.

THE "ORATORICAL" OR "SPEECH" STYLE 08.05.2020 5:04 ↓

Features of the "oratorical" or "speech" style

THE MORALIZING OR "SERMONY" STYLE 08.05.2020 4:16 ↓

Features of moralizing or "sermony" style

"JOURNALESE" Or "Jargon" 08.05.2020 5:04 ↓

Features of "journalese" or "jargon"

The Colloquial Style (with comments) 08.05.2020 2:39 ↓

Features of the colloquial style

THE BARBER (short story) 08.05.2020 4:42 ↓

A sad and poignant story by Somerset Maugham.

Good English 08.05.2020 1:49 ↓

The very simple and clear language of the Bible is a model of good English.

Oratorical: The Speech Style 08.05.2020 2:22 ↓

What Counsel said when defending the thieves who were put on trial. (He was a young barrister, so he wanted to make the most of his chance.)

The Moralizing or "Sermony" Style 08.05.2020 1:51 ↓

A sample of moralizing or "sermony" style

Journalese: The Bad Newspaper Style 08.05.2020 1:33 ↓

How the Reporter wrote it. (Mind you, he was a bad Reporter and wrote for a poor kind of newspaper.)

The Colliquial Style - "Talk" 08.05.2020 1:29 ↓

What the Cyclist said to the Reporter

ON BAD AND GOOD ENGLISH 08.05.2020 3:06 ↓

The kinds of English we use for different purposes

TRYING LOGIC ON A JUDGE 06.05.2020 0:52 ↓

An example of the logical fallacy ad misericordiam

How Do You Rate As a Writer? 05.05.2020 3:16 ↓

How the quality of a piece of writing is evaluated by a teacher.

WHAT IS STYLE? 05.05.2020 2:12 ↓

Different kinds of style

PLAIN ENGLISH 04.05.2020 2:06 ↓

We should add emotion to plain English.