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A review by teelock
The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.
5.0
The Elements of Style was listed as one of the 100 best and most influential books written in English since 1923 by Time in its 2011 list.
"Make every word tell" but "Omit needless words."
The book frames this within a triplet credited to an influential lecturer:
Omit needless words
Use active voice
Use parallel construction on concepts that are parallel
[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 he make every word tell.]
A Splendid Trophy For All Who Are Interested In Reading And Writing.
"Make every word tell" but "Omit needless words."
The book frames this within a triplet credited to an influential lecturer:
Omit needless words
Use active voice
Use parallel construction on concepts that are parallel
[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 he make every word tell.]
A Splendid Trophy For All Who Are Interested In Reading And Writing.