The Paramedic Method*

*Adapted from Richard Lanham, Revising Business Prose, 3d Ed.,
New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1992.

8/31/98


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Table of Contents

The Paramedic Method*

The Official Style Characteristics

More Characteristics of The Official Style

Diagnose and Improve Writing

Steps in the Paramedic Method

The “Lard” Factor in Writing

Prepositions and “is” Forms

Make Revisions

A “lardy” sentence

Cutting More Lard

Let’s Revive Some Sentences

More Sentences to Revive

Author: Warren Weber

Email: wcweber@csupomona.edu

Home Page: http://www.csupomona.edu/~wcweber

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