2 edition of Plain words about AIDS found in the catalog.
Plain words about AIDS
Published
1988
by Whitehall Press-Budget Publications in Sandersville, Ga
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Written in
Edition Notes
| Statement | edited by Wm. Hovey Smith |
| Contributions | Smith, William Hovey, International Conference on AIDS (3rd : 1987 : Washington, D.C.) |
| The Physical Object | |
|---|---|
| Pagination | iv, 204 p. : |
| Number of Pages | 204 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL16266544M |
| ISBN 10 | 0916565114 |
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The preface to 'The Complete Plain Words' by Sir Ernest Gowers Page 1 of 1 Preface This book is in the main a reconstruction of my two previous books, Plain Words and ABC of Plain Words. Both these, as I explained in the prefaces to them, were written at the invitation of the Treasury as a contribution to what they were doing to improve. The Complete Plain Words is an excellent resource for people who write as part of their occupation. Although written in for British civil servants, I believe it is still useful for just about anybody in government or business who must write the occasional report, memo, or s:
Sir Ernest Arthur Gowers GCB GBE (2 June – 16 April ) is best remembered for his book Plain Words, first published in , and for his revision of Fowler's Modern English making his name as an author he had a long career in the British civil service, which he entered in His final full-time appointment was as Senior Regional Commissioner for Civil Defence, London Missing: AIDS. This book is in the main a reconstruction of my two previous books, Plain Words and ABC of Plain Words. Both these, as I explained in the prefaces to them, were written at the invitation of the Treasury as a contribution to what they were doing to improve official English. The first was by way of an introduction to the subject; the second was designed as a work of g: AIDS.
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