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.
Categories: Reviews,Writing
Tagged: arthur plotnik, spunk & bite, strunk & white, style, the elements of style, Writing
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- May 2, 2008 – 7:06 pm
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- By Evan
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.” [...]
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Tagged: e b white, english, grammar, strunk and white, style guide, the elements of style, william strunk jr, Writing
- Published:
- April 25, 2008 – 3:34 pm
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- By Evan