The U.S. The big no-noes listed in the book's introduction are: "Do not be stuffy. While many Briticisms are familiar to most Americans and vice versa, there are some words--such as homely, bomb, and table--that take on quite different meanings altogether when they cross the Atlantic. The first is the Economist's style book, which acts as a position
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- Title : The Economist Style Guide: A Concise Guide for All Your Business Communications (Economist Books)
- Author : The Economist
- Rating : 4.99 (193 Vote)
- Publish : 2014-1-28
- Format : Hardcover
- Pages : 144 Pages
- Asin : 0471248398
- Language : English
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