The Rules of the Game: Writing in English That’s Acceptable and
Understood is an examination of Standard Written American English
(SWAE), which is the dialect of educated people, and an analysis of
the characteristics of that dialect. The book explains the special
qualities of SWAE and why it frequently presents problems to
students as well as to the general public. The book outlines the
two key elements of SWAE: it is both rule bound and conservative.
These two elements form the basis of the book’s main purpose: the
examination of the elements of successful SWAE sentences. Once the
elements have been presented in detail in the first half of the
book, the second half shows how sentences can go wrong by violating
the “rules” of SWAE. The Rules of the Game is more than just a
grammar book: it presents the rationale for the strict application
of grammar rules that characterizes the dialect so that readers
come away with an understanding of why this dialect is so
challenging. Whether you are a student faced with writing
assignments or a worker having to write reports, you will find The
Rules of the Game helpful and useful.
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