"The approach to style is by way of……" — William Strunk, Jr.
"The approach to style is by way of plainness, simplicity, orderliness, sincerity."
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28 Quotes by William Strunk, Jr.
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Remember, it is no sign of weakness or defeat that your manuscript ends up in need of major surgery. This…
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The situation is perilous, but there is still one chance of escape.
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If you don't know how to pronounce a word, say it loud!
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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 surest way to arouse and hold the attention of the reader is by being specific, definitive, and concrete. The…
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A drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts.
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The adjective hasn't been built that can pull a weak or inaccurate noun out of a tight place,
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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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In his Philosophy of Style, Herbert Spencer gives two sentences to illustrate how the vague and general can be turned…
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This book is intended for use in English courses in which the practice of composition is combined with the study…
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