![]() Since the Ancient world, teachers of rhetoric have compiled style guides to help their students write and speak effectively. Or rule 18: “Place the emphatic words of a sentence at the end”. You know, practical advice like rule 12: “Use definite, specific, concrete language”. ![]() It contained a list of common mistakes he found in his students’ writing and tips on how to avoid those mistakes. Its purpose was only to be a brief overview of basic writing tips. The Elements of Style began as short guidebook Professor Strunk handed out to his English students at the beginning of the semester. ![]() But all across the United States, every college freshman is being forced to read buy Strunk & White’s The Elements of Style. UK writers may favor HW Fowler for a guide to The King’s English. In America, William Strunk Jr and EB White are to writing what the Duke of Windsor is to menswear: the undisputed arbiters of style. ![]()
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