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Machine Quotes by William Strunk, Jr.
- A drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts.
- 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…
- 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…
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