American Way of Writing

Steven D. Stark is author of seven books and has taught thousands of students and professionals both in the States and abroad. He is a frequent commentator on CNN and NPR.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Setting the StagePart One: Understanding Americans, Their Habits, and Their Distinctive Communication StylesPreface to Part IChapter 1A Longing for Space, Chaos, and Speed: Three Initial Aspects of the American Outlook and Language, with a Brief Introduction to the Regions of AmericaChapter 2All in It Together But All for Themselves: Six More Aspects of the American Outlook and LanguageChapter 3Our God Is Us: The Civic Religion and American OptimismChapter 4The Male Domains: Four Final (and "Manly") Aspects of the American Outlook and LanguagePart Two: The Ways of the Language—The BasicsPreface to Part IIChapter 5Keep It Concrete and Informal, Using Short WordsChapter 6Lead with the Conclusion and Be DirectChapter 7Getting Down to Business by Applying the Rules of the RoadChapter 8Editing Your WorkPart Three: Applying the Rules to the Workplace and SchoolPreface to Part IIIChapter 9Writing at WorkChapter 10Legal WritingChapter 11Writing in SchoolPart Four: The Varieties of EnglishPreface to Part IVChapter 12Moving from British English to American EnglishChapter 13Moving from Other Forms of English to American EnglishChapter 14Global EnglishConclusionBibliographyIndex