This comprehensive biography by a Cornell University English professor covers White's personal and professional life. The Elements of Style, at fewer than one hundred, is idiosyncratic. Consider to what extent the style White extols in The Elements of Style is reflected in his own work and how this style affects the quality of the work. Must he write twenty consecutive sentences of the same pattern? We have more trouble reading Chaucer, even though only two-hundred years separate Chaucer and Shakespeare, while twice that length separates Shakespeare from us. An article or a preposition applying to all the members of a series must either be used only before the first term of a series must either be used only before the first term or else be repeated before each term. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. I have no doubt but that||I have no doubt that|. They are marked in the text. Line in the sense of course of procedure, conduct, thought, is allowable, but has been so much overworked, particularly in the phrase along these lines, that a writer who aims at freshness or originality had better discard it entirely. The too frequent use of but as a conjunction leads to the fault discussed under Rule 14. However, these methods of communication are all exceptions; what remain are the rules. William Strunk, a professor at Cornell in the first part of the twentieth century, wrote and self-published a slim volume titled The Elements of Style, which was required reading for his students, and no one else.
There is little or no time made for editing, and thus, knowing the rules is an ever more practical means of making a strong point. Young and inexperienced, I thought the task easy. After he has learned, by their guidance, to write plain English adequate for everyday uses, let him look, for the secrets of style, to the study of the masters of literature. However, I was not too scholarly to acknowledge the points of the book, for I preferred to believe the authority of the authors whose books I had relied on for so many years. English professor William Strunk Jr. wrote The Elements of Style as a guide for his students at Cornell University and had it printed privately in 1918. It aims to lighten the task of instructor and student by concentrating attention (in Chapters II and III) on a few essentials, the rules of usage and principles of composition most commonly violated. Speaking on how necessary it is to surround "parenthetical expressions" (these are sometimes called "non-restrictive clauses and phrases" or, in more liberal handbooks, "asides" and "interjections") with commas, Strunk tells us, "there is no defense for such punctuation as [in the sentence], 'Marjorie's husband, Colonel Nelson paid us a visit today. "' Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to subscribe to our email newsletter to hear about new eBooks. I have heard his arguments, but am still unconvinced. But they cannot really explore all the fascinating, amazing things that people can do with a ball and a bat unless they establish rules so that everybody understands what everybody else is doing, which allows the players to interact and the watchers to understand what they are watching. Strunk and White use an excerpt from the work of the English writer E. Forster as an example of laudable sentence structure. Failing health compelled him to leave college. The point is so elementary that one is almost embarrassed to have to make it: Whether the game in question is baseball or writing, rules are what make the game possible. In the examples above, the subject of the action is a single, unmodified term, immediately preceding the verbal noun, and the construction is as good as any that could be used.
Darkening is not a word that I normally say out loud, but I really enjoyed it in this sentence. He added his touch to mundane points of grammar and form, then concluded with "An Approach to Style, " a classic of writing advice. Is this the author's favorite word then? Similarly, someone might tell you "under no circumstances should you balance on a chair on the edge of the roof of a ten story building". I think its author, Bryan A. Garner, has accomplished something quite remarkable. The chances of your having said it are only fair. "The Elements of Style" co-author.
The day will come when you will admit your mistake. We would learn from each other. But think of the tragedies that are rooted in ambiguity; think of that side, and be clear! Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: 1. By way of examples, they shorten "in a hasty manner" to "hastily, " "he is a man who" to "he, " and so on. • Avoid however at the start of a sentence, they tend to fit better when placed in between. Another recent argument for setting aside The Elements of Style has been that its insistence on standard rules of usage and grammar is archaic.
"Use definite, specific, concrete language, " the authors write. No one can write decently who is distrustful of the reader's intelligence, or whose attitude is patronizing. The likeness of form enables the reader to recognize more readily the likeness of content and function. Can copy and distribute it in the United States without permission and without paying copyright royalties. As a guide to the "plain English style, " the book may yet save America from choking on its jargon and obfuscations. But in the criticism or interpretation of literature the writer should be careful to avoid dropping into summary. A noun in apposition may come between antecedent and relative, because in such a combination no real ambiguity can arise. Stay in your lane, Strunk, telling me what I can and cannot write!
Do not, therefore, say "I feel nauseous, " unless you are sure you have that effect on others. If Strunk and White had used "her" and "she" in place of "his" and "he, " Fried no doubt would have lashed out at them for characterizing women as thoughtless and lazy. White's style-manual partner. When dining out, they amuse each other by pointing out typos on the menu. Prepared to encounter a woman of disordered mind, the appearance presented by Mrs. Taylor at his entrance greatly astonished him. They make a special example of "the fact that, " stating flatly, "It should be revised out of every sentence in which it occurs. But in any sentence in which it is a mere clumsy substitute for something simpler, or in which the use of the possessive is awkward or impossible, should of course be recast. Political magazines also were having a heyday, with National Review in which William F. Buckley Jr. espoused the views of the right and the Nation and the New Republic which espoused views of the left. Although the three fragments and free-floating syllable sounds in this passage are anything but grammatically correct, the passage conveys urgency and obsession through its display of fleeting but focused thought.
Strunk and White offer no meaningless rules and no unnecessary ones. A literal flood of abuse. Indeed it may be said that this simple method of indicating relationship between statements is one of the most useful devices of composition. Most everybody||Almost everybody|. However, they prefer using the singular verb form in a sense that one of…refers to a singular noun excluding itself from the group. The proper place in the sentence for the word, or group of words, which the writer desires to make most prominent is usually the end. His brother, who is a member of the same firm||His brother, a member of the same firm|. Hell, if you plan on writing anything you should read this book. White uses examples from Thomas Paine (the famed "These are the times that try men's souls") and Thomas Wolfe to demonstrate that while meaning can be conveyed equally well by any number of constructions ("Times like these try men's souls"), one particular way of expressing an idea is often more pleasing, powerful, and memorable than any of the alternatives. The truth is always perks up my ears. To SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any particular state visit While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who approach us with offers to donate. That a particular event happened on a given date, that lead melts at a certain temperature, are facts.
This requires not that the writer make all his sentences short, or that he avoid all detail and treat his subjects only in outline, but that he make every word tell. At the present day there is practically unanimous agreement as to the spelling of most words. Ever alert for insidious attacks on nonwhite non-males, Fried suspected that Strunk and White must have been up to no good when they chose that particular example. These exemplify one of the book's biggest problems, which - to be fair - is not necessarily the authors' fault. Switch from your current monthly to annual plan at a discounted rate of $53. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property (trademark/copyright) agreement. In this sentence, what the writer cannot imagine is Lincoln himself, in the act of refusing his assent. The Fadimans all belong to that tribe whose members cannot read without simultaneously copy-editing. The work is somewhat dated by today's standards, but this actually provides the perfect example for many of the book's observations on the mutability of language. My writing style is kind of digression most of the time. Note that if the second clause is preceded by an adverb, such as accordingly, besides, then, therefore, or thus, and not by a conjunction, the semicolon is still required. As positive statement is more concise than negative, and the active voice more concise than the passive, many of the examples given under Rules 11 and 12 illustrate this rule as well. But whether the interruption be slight or considerable, he must never insert one comma and omit the other.
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