William Strunk Jr.
. . . the surest way to arouse and hold the attention of the reader is by
being specific, definite, and concrete.
The greatest writers … are effective largely because
they deal in particulars and report the details that matter.
Their words call up pictures.
~ William Strunk, Jr. (1869 – 1946)
American Professor of English at Cornell University,
Author of The Elements of Style
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William Strunk Jr.
Omit needless words. 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.
~ William Strunk, Jr. (1869 – 1946)
American Professor of English at Cornell University,
Author of The Elements of Style
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William Strunk Jr.
Write with nouns and verbs, not adjectives and adverbs.
~ William Strunk, Jr. (1869 – 1946)
American Professor of English at Cornell University,
Author of The Elements of Style
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No one can write decently who is distasteful of the reader’s intelligence,
or whose attitude is patronizing.
~ E.B. White (1899 – 1985)
American writer, essayist, creator of Charlotte’s Web,
and the man who updated and edited The Elements of Style, a writing and stylistic handbook by his Cornell professor William Strunk Jr., the evergreen guide embraced by generations of teachers, students, and writers
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Don’t write about Man; write about a man.
~ E.B. White (1899 – 1985)
American writer, essayist, creator of Charlotte’s Web,
and the man who updated and edited The Elements of Style, a writing and stylistic handbook by his Cornell professor William Strunk Jr., the evergreen guide embraced by generations of teachers, students, and writers
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