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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9781599869339
ISBN: 1599869330
Label: FQ Classics
Manufacturer: FQ Classics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 72
Publication Date: May 24, 2007
Publisher: FQ Classics
Studio: FQ Classics

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.com Review:
A masterpiece in the art of clear and concise writing, and an exemplar of the principles it explains.

Product Description:
The Elements of Style is a classic work which is intended for use in English courses in which the practice of composition is combined with the study of literature. It aims to give in brief space the principal requirements of plain English style. It aims to lighten the task of instructor and student by concentrating attention (in Chapters Two and Three) on a few essentials, the rules of usage and principles of composition most commonly violated. The numbers of the sections may be used as references in correcting manuscript.




Rating: - :)
Great book, my copy got me through high school and I gave this one as a gift.

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Rating: - Strunk and White should be next to your dictionary.
Strunk and Whites Elements of style deals with the slippery and vague elements of the English language; turns them around and upside down and then puts them in the right place, never to be forgotten again.
Your Strunk and White is a tool, one and a quarter inch thick, five and a quarter inch wide and eight and a quarter inch long or 1.5 x 13.5 x 21 cm. How do you write a date, the one on the calendar, when should you use a colon, the double dotted one, or a comma? Strunk and White will take ... Read More

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Rating: - The Elements of Style
As an author, I struggle with my style of writing to gain an oridance. this book was suggested to me by me Editor, and an instructor from a grammer free proof reading class I took. It has put great perspective on how I should write.

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Rating: - Great Reference
THE ELEMENTS OF STYLE is a great little pocket reference for all writers (creative, essay, or nonfiction).

What is most amazing is how it consolidates a wealth of information into accessible, bite-size chapters that are easy to search on and then easy to comprehend.

The sections that I have found the most helpful are:
1) Verb Subject Agreement for the exceptions, "one of" and "each and every".
2) Why using the Active Voice is better through exhibition and not ... Read More

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Rating: - Elements of Style, a text for a lifetime
I have used this text when tutoring individual students at the undergraduate and graduate level. I have also used it extensively in my management development classses featuring writing. It is superb,clearly written with almost brazen simplicity. It is the special gift that I give to students and trainees to keep for a lifetime.


Dr. Word Merchant, Ph.D.

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