Spring 2005 edition: final bumper issue
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Past articles: How do you stop others ruining what you have written? Tortuous tautologies A new instrument for scientific communication? Jargon: is there anything we can do to stem the flow? Neville Goodman reviews a new book on NHS jargon Our readers nominate their least favourite buzz words The importance of positive feedback The trouble with science writers by Liz Wager Why simple writing is not condescending How writing for the web is changing the way we write in English How we should write emails by Douglas Carnall Some www sites which writers find useful The pain needed for writing gain a major shift in the role of journals Wynford Hicks on Harold Evans How to handle 'criticism' from others Using a voice recognition programme Leni Grossman on editor's eye Target your writing Katharine Whitehorn on doctors written communications skills English makes greater demands on the brain Active vs passive Models for a good writing style The secret structure of scientific papers Science writing: it's not scientific Writer's block: five ways of avoiding it Getting published: how to plan ahead A good writing style: what exactly is it? Newsletters: seven questions editors should ask Writing simply for journals
Past articles:
How do you stop others ruining what you have written?
Tortuous tautologies
A new instrument for scientific communication?
Jargon: is there anything we can do to stem the flow?
Neville Goodman reviews a new book on NHS jargon
Our readers nominate their least favourite buzz words
The importance of positive feedback
The trouble with science writers by Liz Wager
Why simple writing is not condescending
How writing for the web is changing the way we write in English
How we should write emails by Douglas Carnall
Some www sites which writers find useful
The pain needed for writing gain
a major shift in the role of journals
Wynford Hicks on Harold Evans
How to handle 'criticism' from others
Using a voice recognition programme
Leni Grossman on editor's eye
Target your writing
Katharine Whitehorn on doctors written communications skills
English makes greater demands on the brain
Active vs passive
Models for a good writing style
The secret structure of scientific papers
Science writing: it's not scientific
Writer's block: five ways of avoiding it
Getting published: how to plan ahead
A good writing style: what exactly is it?
Newsletters: seven questions editors should ask
Writing simply for journals
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