Sin and Syntax

<b>A fully revised and updated edition with writing prompts and challenges in every chapter</b> <p/>Today's writers need more spunk than Strunk: whether it's the Great American e-mail Madison Avenue advertising or Grammy Award-winning rap lyrics memorable writing must jump off the page. Copy veteran Constance Hale is on a mission to make creative communication both the lyrical and the unlawful an option for everyone. <p/> With its crisp witty tone <b>Sin and Syntax </b>covers grammar's ground rules while revealing countless unconventional syntax secrets (such as how to use--Gasp!--interjections or when to pepper your prose with slang) that make for sinfully good writing. Discover how to: <p/> *Distinguish between words that are pearls and words that are potatoes <p/> * Avoid couch potato thinking and commitment phobia when choosing verbs <p/> * Use literary devices such as onomatopoeia alliteration and metaphor (and understand what you're doing) <p/> Everyone needs to know how to write stylish prose--students professionals and seasoned writers alike. <b>Whether you're writing to sell shock or just sing Sin and Syntax--now celebrating 20 years in print--is the guide you need to improve your command of the English language.</b>