The Sense of Style

Harvard University's Johnstone Professor of Psychology is Steven Pinker. He was named one of Foreign Policy magazine's "Top 100 Public Intellectuals" and one of Time magazine's "100 Most Influential People in the World." He is currently the chair of The American Heritage Dictionary's Usage Panel.

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 kids 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 entertaining and eminently practical book. He demonstrates how the art of writing can be a form of pleasurable mastery and a fascinating intellectual topic in its own right by using examples of great and gruesome modern prose while avoiding 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 can illuminate how language works at its best. It is among the best books on English grammar to make you a stronger writer.

Author: Steven Pinker

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