A Dictionary of Concise Writing
Fiske aims to eliminate laxity in language by way of this witty and engaging reference. He also illustrates why dictionaries don't always provide the correct meaning or usage of a word. With concise instruction and numerous examples of misused wor...
"At a time when we are drowning in language, Robert Hartwell Fiske has thrown us a lifeline." -- Roy Peter Clark, author of How to Write Short: Word Craft for Fast Times "If you want to write lean, succinct prose, you can do no better than to consult To the Point: A Dictionary of Concise Writing." -- Rod L. Evans, author of Tyrannosaurus Lex: The Marvelous Book of Palindromes, Anagrams, and Other Delightful and Outrageous Wordplay
Robert Hartwell Fiske is the editor and publisher of The Vocabula Review, an online journal about the English language. The author of The Dictionary of Unendurable English and other books about language, he lives in Rockport, Massachusetts.