The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition
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| Rating | : | 4.23 (912 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 020530902X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 105 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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"a marvellous and timeless little book Here, succinctly, elegantly and without fuss are the essentials of writing clear, correct English." John Clare, "The Telegraph"
A Good Desk Reference if/when it might be needed If you paid attention in (and remember) high school English composition, don't pay more than a buck for this. But I should qualify that I'm a senior citizen with two bright kids who went through school in the late 1980s, and (I dare say) they weren't taught nearly as well as I was back in the '60s and early '70s. So take this review with a grain of salt.I'm writing this review for the free Kindle version with tan and dark red cover (https://amazon.com/dp/B005IT0V8O/ref=cm_cr_ryp_prd_ttl_sol_0). This Kindle version has clickable linkage, the Table of Contents is simple and well constructed, and the book . K. M. said The only writing book my son ever needed. Nearly one hundred years old, this book was originally written by William Strunk, who was E.B White's former professor. E. B. White later wrote the last part of this mini-manual. As you may recall, White was the author of the classic, Stuart Little. To study this book is to learn from the masters. When I was homeschooling my oldest son during his early high school years, this was the only writing book that we used. The only other instruction I gave him was to correct the mistakes on the novels he was writing at the time. When it was time for him to take the SAT test, he received the highest possible sco. An Indispensable Guide to Correct Grammar Usage terrylynn If you are like me and you write a lot, there is always going to come a time when you need to look up something to do with correct grammar usage. This little book literally it's small and thin has all the answers for those pesky questions like when is it correct to use a colon versus a semi colon or a comma. Even people who make their living writing/correcting English turn to this indispensable little book. I would send it off with every college student if I could and make it mandatory for high school seniors. For anyone who cares about making sure what they write is correct in its style and format, the
White was a student in Professor Strunk's class at Cornell, and used "the little book" for himself. E. Commissioned by Macmillan to revise Strunk's book, White edited the 1959 and 1972 editions of The Elements of Style. The book was published in 1935 by Oliver Strunk. B. William Strunk, Jr. first used his
You know the authors' names. Use the fourth edition of "the little book" to make a big impact with writing. This is The Elements of Style, the classic style manual, now in a fourth edition. You've probably used this book yourself. A new Foreword by Roger Angell reminds readers that the advice of Strunk & White is as valuable today as when it was first offered.This book's unique tone, wit and charm have conveyed the principles of English style to millions of readers. . You recognize the title