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I don't know of a source particularly geared to business writers, but
Martha Kolln has an insightful discussion -- with examples -- in her
_Rhetorical Grammar: Grammatical Choices, Rhetorical Effects_.
Joseph Williams draws upon this technique as well, I think, in his
chapters on coherence in _Style:Toward Clarity and Grace_.
Odile
At 2:39 PM -0400 9/25/08, Rob Hudson wrote:
>Hello Everyone,
>
>I'm having a beast of a time explaining "known-new" to my business
>writing students. I don't always use it, and when I try to explicitly
>demonstrate it, the results seem contrived.
>
>Is there a good reference/tutorial on this, particularly for business writers?
>
>rob
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