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If you use a colloquialism or a slang word or phrase, simply use it; do not draw attention to it by enclosing it in quotation…

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Remember, it is no sign of weakness or defeat that your manuscript ends up in need of major surgery. This is a…
The situation is perilous, but there is still one chance of escape.
If you don't know how to pronounce a word, say it loud!
It is worse to be irresolute than to be wrong.
Make definite assertions. Avoid tame, colorless, hesitating, non-committal language.
The surest way to arouse and hold the attention of the reader is by being specific, definitive, and concrete. The greatest writers…
A drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts.
The adjective hasn't been built that can pull a weak or inaccurate noun out of a tight place,
The approach to style is by way of plainness, simplicity, orderliness, sincerity.
A dash is a mark of separation stronger than a comma, less formal than a colon, and more relaxed than parentheses.
In exposition and in argument, the writer must likewise never lose his hold upon the concrete; and even when he is dealing…
In his Philosophy of Style, Herbert Spencer gives two sentences to illustrate how the vague and general can be turned into the…

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I join you therefore in branding as cowardly the idea that the human mind is incapable of further advances. — Thomas Jefferson
The scheme, my dear Marqs. which you propose as a precedent, to encourage the emancipation of the black people of this Country… — George Washington
I don't know how many times I can sit there and talk about my character or my life. It's interesting to talk… — Wendie Malick
Passion is a product of the heart. Passion is what helps you when you have a great dream. Passion breeds conviction and… — Andy Andrews
I sincerely join you in abjuring all political connection with every foreign power; and tho I cordially wish well to the progress… — Thomas Jefferson
If it is terrorism, if it is war on terror, then the Afghan people will join you on terror. — Hamid Karzai
Without doing injustice to the living, it may safely be asserted that our loss is irreparable; and that among the shining hosts… — Jefferson Davis
I want to appreciate you without judging. Join you without invading. Invite you without demanding. Leave you without guilt. — Virginia Satir
When you get to the top, stay there and make sure other women join you. — Maureen Reagan
I'll join you, sir. You'll need help finding your way about the estate."His lips tightened into a disapproving line. "Begging your pardon,… — Sabrina Jeffries
You have to fall in love with yourself first, and if someone wants to join you, more power to them! — Tyler Oakley
I want you to dance naked, if you like, I'll join you. — John Mellencamp

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