The Elements of Style is a timeless reminder of the simplicity of proper writing and is likely to remain a useful tool for years to come. Clarity is not the prize in writing, nor is it always the principal mark of. From the chapter An Approach to Style: 16. No exhaustive explanations or sentence diagrams here - just 22 style rules and principles of composition, followed by “a few matters of form,” a conclusive list of misused words and phrases and an all-encompassing “guide to style,” composed postscript by White. Below are two rules from Strunk and White's classic writing guide. Strunk and White waded through the totality of our vast and complicated language and boiled it down to a terse 105 pages, including a glossary and index. White ( Charlotte’s Web ), The Elements of Style has managed to maintain its original purpose over the years, even as our language has become less. Reading the “Little Book” is almost like sitting in an elementary English class, which seems to be how the authors intended it. Revised in 1957 by New Yorker writer E.B. That’s because the rules aren’t suggestions but grammatical demands for the composition of sentences, paragraphs and total bodies of work. White ( Charlotte’s Web), The Elements of Style has managed to maintain its original purpose over the years, even as our language has become less formal.
Revised in 1957 by New Yorker writer E.B. No one knew this better than professor William Strunk Jr., who in 1918 developed and privately published the first edition of The Elements of Style, a now revered guidebook outlining essential rules of the English language.
Whiteīrevity isn’t simple, but for writers it’s obligatory.
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