Greene, Anne E. <br/><br/>
Writing science in plain English / 
Anne E. Greene. 
 - Chicago ;  London :  The University of Chicago Press,  2013. 
 - xii, 124 p. ;  22 cm. 
 - Chicago guides to writing, editing, and publishing .
 - Chicago guides to writing, editing, and publishing. .
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Why write science in plain English? -- Before you write -- Audience -- Register -- Tone -- Tell a story -- Make characters subjects and their actions verbs -- Use strong verbs -- Place subjects and verbs close together -- Favor the active voice -- Benefits of active voice -- Proper uses of passive voice -- Choose your words with care -- Use short words instead of long ones -- Keep terms the same -- Break up noun strings -- Rethink technical terms -- Omit needless words -- Redundancy -- Metadiscourse and transition words -- Affirmatives and negatives -- Old information and new information -- Put old information at beginnings of sentences -- Put new information at ends of sentences -- Make lists parallel -- Vary the length of your sentences -- Design your paragraphs -- Issue -- Development -- Conclusion -- Point -- Arrange your paragraphs -- Chronological order -- General to specific -- Least important to most important -- Problem to solution -- Compare and contrast -- Transition words revisited -- Appendix 1: basic writing concepts -- Appendix 2: exercise key. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780226026374 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2012043145 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Technical writing.<br/>Communication in science.<br/>English language--Style.<br/>Informes técnicos.<br/>Comunicación de la información técnica.<br/>Redacción de escritos técnicos.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>T 11  / G799w 2013 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>808.06/65