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The Elements of International English Style

The Elements of International English Style A Guide to Writing Correspondence, Reports, Technical Documents, Internet Pages for a Global Audience

by Edmond H. Weiss
published by M.E. Sharpe Inc.

This easy-to-use handbook is an essential resource for anyone who needs to write English correspondence and other documents for an international business audience. In an engaging, accessible style, it integrates the theory and controversies of intercultural communication with the practical skills of writing and editing English for those who read it as a second language.

The book emphasizes principles of simplicity and clarity, proper etiquette, cultural sensitivity, appropriate layout and typography and more, and thus will increase the chances that texts prepared by native English speakers will be properly understood by non-native speakers. Equally useful for students and professionals, The Elements of International English Style updates traditional advice with new insights into "e-mail culture," and is filled with realistic examples, problems and projects, including:

• Fifty-seven specific tactics to internationalize one's English.
• Hundreds of before-and-after comparisons showing the positive effects of editing for an international audience.
• Models of international correspondence, including e-mail.
• Practical discussion questions and work projects.
• Useful resources, including a checklist for internationalizing one's web site.