I blogged recently about Strunk & White’s The Elements of Style and how much it’s helped my writing. Strunk & White’s magnum opus is indispensable reading for any writer, and I revisit it profitably from time to time. There’s no replacement for knowing the rules.
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I have a nasty habit of getting into good bands after they break up. Sonic Youth, Smashing Pumpkins… the list goes on. I first heard Portishead’s Dummy in the late ’90s, several years after its release, at the dawn of a decade of radio silence from these Balboan trip-hoppers. But the wait is over: Third, [...]
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I just finished re-reading The Elements of Style, by Strunk and White. It’s amazing how relevant this seminal style guide remains today. If you write, professionally or otherwise, do yourself a favor: revisit this text regularly.
Strunk and White aim to remind us of “the rules of usage and principles of composition most commonly violated.” Their [...]
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