"If you use a colloquialism or a slang……" — William Strunk, Jr.
"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 marks. To do so is to put on airs, as though you were inviting the reader to join you in a select society of those who know better."
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William Strunk, Jr.
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28 Quotes by William Strunk, Jr.
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It is worse to be irresolute than to be wrong.
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Make definite assertions. Avoid tame, colorless, hesitating, non-committal language.
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The approach to style is by way of plainness, simplicity, orderliness, sincerity.
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A dash is a mark of separation stronger than a comma, less formal than a colon, and more relaxed than…
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In exposition and in argument, the writer must likewise never lose his hold upon the concrete; and even when he…
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