None are so fallible as those who are sure they're right.
...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.
It is worse to be irresolute than to be wrong. - William Strunk, Jr.
It is worse to be irresolute than to be wrong.
None are so fallible as those who are sure they're right. - William Strunk, Jr.
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.
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.
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…
To acquire style, begin by affecting none. - William Strunk, Jr.
To acquire style, begin by affecting none.
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…
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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