Elements of Style, The
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- How to cut deadwood out of your sentences.
- How enliven your prose with the active voice.
- How to put statements in the positive form.
- A new Glossary of grammatical terms.
- A new Foreword by Roger Angell.
- The classic principles of English style.
The revisions to this edition are purposely kept minimal in order to retain the book’s unique tone, wit, and charm. A new Glossary of the grammatical terms used in the book provides a convenient reference for readers. The discussion of pronoun use is revised to reflect the contemporary concern with sexist language. In addition, there are numerous slight revisions in the book itself which implement this advice. A Foreword by Roger Angell reminds readers that the advice of Strunk & White is as valuable today as when it was first offered.
This book has conveyed the principles of English style to millions of readers. Use the fourth edition of “the little book” to make a big impact with writing.
You know the authors’ names. You recognize the title. You’ve probably used this book yourself. This is The Elements of Style, the classic style manual, now in a fourth edition. 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. Use the fourth edition of “the little book” to make a big impact with writing.
William Strunk, Jr. first used his own book, The Elements of Style, in 1919 for his English 8 course at Cornell University. The book was published in 1935 by Oliver Strunk.
E. B. White was a student in Professor Strunk’s class at Cornell, and used “the little book” for himself. Commissioned by Macmillan to revise Strunk’s book, White edited the 1959 and 1972 editions of The Elements of Style.
FOREWORD.
INTRODUCTION.
I.ELEMENTARY RULES OF USAGE.
II.ELEMENTARY PRINCIPLES OF COMPOSITION.
III.A FEW MATTERS OF FORM.
IV.WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS COMMONLY MISUSED.
V.AN APPROACH TO STYLE (WITH A LIST OF REMINDERS).
Some acclaim for previous editions:
“Buy it, study it, enjoy it. It’s as timeless as a book can be in our age of volubility.”
— The New York Times
“No book in shorter space, with fewer words, will help any writer more than this persistent little volume.”
— The Boston Globe
“White is one of the best stylists and most lucid minds in this country. What he says and his way of saying it are equally rewarding.”
— The Wall Street Journal
“The book remains a nonpareil: direct, correct, and delightful.”
— The New Yorker
“. . . Should be the daily companion of anyone who writes for a living, and for that matter, anyone who writes at all.”
— Greensboro (N.C.) Daily News
“This excellent book, which should go off to college with every freshman, is recognized as the best book of its kind we have.”
— St. Paul Dispatch – Pioneer Press
“It’s hard to imagine an engineer or a manager who doesn’t need to express himself in English prose as part of his job. It’s also hard to imagine a writer who will not be improved by a liberal application of The Elements of Style.”
— Telephone Engineer & Management
“…a marvellous and timeless little book… Here, succinctly, elegantly and without fuss are the essentials of writing clear, correct English.”
John Clare, The Telegraph
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| Dimensions | 0.45 × 4.50 × 7.10 in |
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| Subjects | english, style, composition, higher education, Language Arts / Literacy |
