The elements of style william strunk

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By William Strunk Jr. William Strunk, Jr. Strunk excelled in school, eventually earning a bachelor's degree from the University of Cincinnati and a PhD at Cornell University. Strunk began his academic career teaching mathematics at Rose Polytechnical Institute in Terre Haute, Indiana from , then returned to Cornell and taught English there for 46 years. In he published English Metres, a study of poetic metrical form, and began writing he critical editions of various classical works. Strunk joined a literary group called the Manuscript Club which held Saturday night meetings to discuss writing and literature. There, Strunk met and became friends with a young aspiring writer, Elwyn Brooks "E.

The elements of style william strunk

The Elements of Style is a style guide to writing American English , published in numerous editions. The original was written by William Strunk Jr. White greatly enlarged and revised the book for publication by Macmillan in American wit Dorothy Parker said, regarding the book:. If you have any young friends who aspire to become writers, the second-greatest favor you can do them is to present them with copies of The Elements of Style. The first-greatest, of course, is to shoot them now, while they're happy. Harcourt republished it in page format in Tenney later revised it for publication as The Elements and Practice of Composition In , the style guide reached the attention of E. White at The New Yorker. White had studied writing under Strunk in but had since forgotten "the little book" that he described as a "forty-three-page summation of the case for cleanliness, accuracy, and brevity in the use of English. Strunk died in

I could pick apart most pieces of writing. The book does exactly what the title suggests — covers stylistic elements of the English language.

Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible, including inconsistencies in spelling and hyphenation. Some corrections of spelling and punctuation have been made. They are marked like this in the text. The original text appears when hovering the cursor over the marked text. A list of amendments is at the end of the text. This book aims to give in brief space the principal requirements of plain English style. It aims to lighten the task of instructor and student by concentrating attention in Chapters II and III on a few essentials, the rules of usage and principles of composition most commonly violated.

The Elements of Style is a style guide to writing American English , published in numerous editions. The original was written by William Strunk Jr. White greatly enlarged and revised the book for publication by Macmillan in American wit Dorothy Parker said, regarding the book:. If you have any young friends who aspire to become writers, the second-greatest favor you can do them is to present them with copies of The Elements of Style. The first-greatest, of course, is to shoot them now, while they're happy.

The elements of style william strunk

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Dannii Elle. But he should aim to write an orderly discussion supported by evidence, not a summary with occasional comment. Integral to developing this sensitivity was reading this slim volume. It is valuable because Strunk and White cherish language. Thanking You in Advance. The usage of editors and publishers varies, some using italics with capitalized initials, others using Roman with capitalized initials and with or without quotation marks. The Elements of Style Fourth Edition. Wondering irresolutely what to do next, the clock struck twelve. The Elements of Style 4th ed. Stanley Fish. When I read, typographical and grammatical errors leap off the page, assailing my eyeballs, demanding to be noticed. The beginning of each paragraph is a signal to him that a new step in the development of the subject has been reached.

Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible, including inconsistencies in spelling and hyphenation. Some corrections of spelling and punctuation have been made. They are marked like this in the text.

Jackson Brown. Read Like A Spy. He reads the form though automatically, without thought of its needless complexity; he reads the abbreviation tho and mentally supplies the missing letters, at the cost of a fraction of his attention. In , the Open Syllabus Project [21] lists The Elements of Style as the most frequently assigned text in US academic syllabuses , based on an analysis of , texts appearing in over 1 million syllabuses. On Tuesday evening at eight P. When he arrived or, On his arrival in Chicago, his friends met him at the station. Search review text. A distraction that I am incapable of ignoring, they hijack my attention and diminish my respect for the author. Say what you will about him, he was not a hypocrite; this little book can be read in one sitting. A talented and experienced writer can flaunt and even break the rules when it suits him. Critics have pointed out how much of the effectiveness of the greatest writers, Homer, Dante, Shakespeare, results from their constant definiteness and concreteness. Simply Media.