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Elementary Composition

By Dorothy Canfield Fisher

2020-07-19 18:12:29

Brief Extract: There are certain rules in composition which are based on the experience of many writers and speakers. These you will learn as we go on. These rules will not be of very much value to you, however, unless you put them into practice. If ... Read more
Brief Extract: There are certain rules in composition which are based on the experience of many writers and speakers. These you will learn as we go on. These rules will not be of very much value to you, however, unless you put them into practice. If you want to learn how to swim, you can get the general idea from a friend or a teacher; but that general idea will not enable you to swim. You must learn to swim by swimming. In the same way, you must learn composition by composing. Keep trying to express your ideas; let your teachers and friends tell you how clearly they understand you, take their criticism to heart, and try again. Less

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File size296.414 KB
Print pages302
PublisherPublic Domain Book
LanguageEnglish
ISBN978-1341253942
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Dorothy Canfield Fisher
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Dorothy Canfield Fisher (February 17, 1879 – November 9, 1958) was an educational reformer, social activist, and best-selling American author in the early decades of the twentieth century. She also ...

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