Elements of Style

The Elements of Style. By William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White.

This little book is a classic. Many of the best writers reread it every year. Pay special attention to Rule 17: "Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. This requires not that the writer make all his sentences short, or that he avoid all detail and treat his subjects only in outline, but that every word tell." At 105 pages, this book practices what it preaches.

May 11, 2000 | E-MAIL | SAVE | PRINT | PERMALINK | DISCUSS(1)

Discussion

1 comments about 'Elements of Style'

I am teaching Technical Writing at a science college in a small town in Saudi Arabia. I would be very grateful if you could send me by post an examining copy of "The Elements of Style" by William Strunk, Jr.

Sincerely yours
Mr.Habib ben Msahel

Posted by Mr.Habib ben Msahel at March 8, 2008 2:00 PM

Post a comment

Name:

Email Address (will not be published):

Comment on "'Elements of Style'":


Security code:     Enter code to post:

Site Map