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... simile to the point of saying that the item being described is the thing to which it is being compared , you are using metaphor . For example , the life - sustaining tube 119 Getting started Figures of Speech as Aids to Writing.
... simile to the point of saying that the item being described is the thing to which it is being compared , you are using metaphor . For example , the life - sustaining tube 119 Getting started Figures of Speech as Aids to Writing.
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... described . USE OF PERSON IN THE ROUGH DRAFT " " Be consistent in the way you address your reader . Don't switch needlessly from one way of addressing him to another . For example , if you write " You will notice that . . . " one time ...
... described . USE OF PERSON IN THE ROUGH DRAFT " " Be consistent in the way you address your reader . Don't switch needlessly from one way of addressing him to another . For example , if you write " You will notice that . . . " one time ...
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... described as disorganized . Their duplication of effort must be appalling ! Training Writers . We are certainly leading the way in developing first - line managers ( or writing supervisors ) who are not only technically competent , but ...
... described as disorganized . Their duplication of effort must be appalling ! Training Writers . We are certainly leading the way in developing first - line managers ( or writing supervisors ) who are not only technically competent , but ...
Contents
A Process Not Magic | 3 |
Getting Ready | 13 |
FINDING INFORMATION | 21 |
Copyright | |
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