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Subject:Re: long sentences From:Dale Washburn <"Dale_F_Jr_Washburn%~BCS60"@CCMAIL.PNL.GOV> Date:Fri, 19 Aug 1994 08:59:00 -0700
Grant Davison writes (in part):
>...how do you revise long sentences?
In "STYLE, Ten lessons in Clarity and Grace," Joseph Williams provides
excellent guidance not only on revising long sentences into shorter ones,
but also on managing long sentences to flow gracefully. Although Williams'
methods are too long to reproduce here, I highly recommend his book.