If you use a colloquialism or a slang word or phrase, simply use it; do not draw attention to it by enclosing it in quotation marks. To do so is to put on airs, as though you were inviting the reader to join you in a select society of those who know better.
...when a sentence is made stronger, it usually becomes shorter. Thus, brevity is a by-product of vigor. - William Strunk, Jr.
...when a sentence is made stronger, it usually becomes shorter. Thus, brevity is a by-product of vigor.
- William Strunk, Jr.
None are so fallible as those who are sure they're right. - William Strunk, Jr.
None are so fallible as those who are sure they're right.
It is worse to be irresolute than to be wrong. - William Strunk, Jr.
It is worse to be irresolute than to be wrong.
The approach to style is by way of plainness, simplicity, orderliness, sincerity. - William Strunk, Jr.
The approach to style is by way of plainness, simplicity, orderliness, sincerity.
A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary l… - William Strunk, Jr.
A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary l…
Rewrite and revise. Do not be afraid to seize what you have and cut it to ribbons ... Good writing means good revising. - William Strunk, Jr.
Rewrite and revise. Do not be afraid to seize what you have and cut it to ribbons ... Good writing means good revising.
The surest way to arouse and hold the attention of the reader is by being specific, definitive, and concrete. The greatest writers - Homer, Dante, Sh… - William Strunk, Jr.
The surest way to arouse and hold the attention of the reader is by being specific, definitive, and concrete. The greatest writers - Homer, Dante, Sh…
To acquire style, begin by affecting none. - William Strunk, Jr.
To acquire style, begin by affecting none.
Every writer, by the way he uses the language, reveals something of his spirit, his habits, his capacities, his bias....Avoid the elaborate, the pret… - William Strunk, Jr.
Every writer, by the way he uses the language, reveals something of his spirit, his habits, his capacities, his bias....Avoid the elaborate, the pret…
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