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Today's writers need more spunk than Strunk. Whether it's the Great American E-mail, Madison Avenue advertising, or Grammy Award-winning rap lyrics, memorable writing must jump off the page. With Sin and Syntax, copy veteran Hale makes creative communication, both the lyrical and the unlawful, an option for everyone.

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Sin and Sintax is one of the rare books that recognizes--and even celebrates--the fact that good writing has little to do with 'rules' and much to do with a true understanding of effective prose. Connie Hale provides us an invaluable service by showing us what works and what doesn't in the real world, regardless of what the pedants say. --Jesse Sheidlower, Senior Editor, Random House Dictionaries This new grammar book is...light-years ahead of what you'd read in eighth-grade English: With vivid, contemporary examples of what to do and what not to do, it's fun to read. -- Observer Probably the hippest grammar guide ever written, this book shows how to write for results, wholesome or subversive. -- American Way

Sin and Sintax is one of the rare books that recognizes-- and even celebrates-- the fact that good writing has little to do with ' rules' and much to do with a true understanding of effective prose. Connie Hale provides us an invaluable service by showing us what works and what doesn't in the real world, regardless of what the pedants say. <br>-- Jesse Sheidlower, Senior Editor, Random House Dictionaries <br> This new grammar book is... light-years ahead of what you' d read in eighth-grade English: With vivid, contemporary examples of what to do and what not to do, it's fun to read. <br>-- Observer <br> Probably the hippest grammar guide ever written, this book shows how to write for results, wholesome or subversive. <br>-- American Way

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