The Sense of Style

At Harvard University, Steven Pinker is the Harvard College Professor of Psychology. He has been designated one of Time's 100 Most Influential People in the World Today and Foreign Policy's 100 Global Thinkers, as well as a two-time Pulitzer Prize nominee and the recipient of several accolades for his research, teaching, and writings.

Why is so much writing so poor, and how can we improve it? Is texting and social media tainting the English language? Do today's youngsters care about good writing—and why should we? The Better Angels of Our Nature and Enlightenment Now author.

Steven Pinker, cognitive scientist, dictionary consultant, and New York Times–bestselling author, rethinks the usage guide for the twenty-first century in this amusing and eminently practical book. He demonstrates how the skill of writing can be a form of pleasant mastery and a fascinating intellectual issue in its own right by using examples of great and gruesome modern language while eschewing the scolding tone and Spartan tastes of the classic manuals. The Sense of Style is intended for writers of all genres, as well as readers interested in letters and literature and curious about how the sciences of mind might enlighten how language works at its best.

Author: Steven Pinker

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