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Summary: Essential!
Review: A simple review for a concise book.The book provides emphatic, precise advice on how to properly communicate with the fewest correct words. Follow it to improve your writing.
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Summary: Grammar and usage in a practical, readable, nutshell.
Review: If you're tired of making the same old grammatical errors, but cringe at the idea of going through that 300 page textbook you avoided like a dentist's appointment in college, rejoice: Strunk's little book fits in your pocket, and you can read it in one sitting. What's more, it makes sense and instructs with minimal grammarian jargon, so you won't have to jot down any funny-looking equations on your hands, create acronyms, or memorize it like a secret formula. Simply put, Elements of Style is the perfect solution for writers who want to improve their writing, but spare their minds.
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Summary: Indespensable to writers and readers of the English language
Review: This is one of the only books that a writer can refer another writer to in the effort of guiding someone else on how to write. The advice is so commonsense that it is often overlooked. The writing itself is written in plain language that often jumps off the page. The detailed examples of fallacies and correct grammar usage are essential in any writer's understanding of proper structure on the way to developing their own style. This book, along with Stephen King's "On Writing," will be the two books that I, as a writer, will always defer to when speaking to another writer about how to write. This classic will live as long as our language does.
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Summary: everything is says it is.
Review: This is the definitive book for a writer. You MUST have this book. It explains all the theory, with clear examples of use, on the style of proper sentence and paragraph structure.
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Summary: Make this your first how-to book
Review: The Elments of Style, known affectionately as my Strunk & White, is the first book any writer should purchase. Within its pages you will not only find style rules but word usage prompts. It is the first place I go when editing my writing. It's also the only book I've had to replace because I've worn it out! I'll need another in a year or so. ...
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Summary: Very direct, and good for such writing.
Review: For writing that is clear and concise, "The Elements of Style" is definitive. Unlike most books used in English classes, this book has soul. It is short, but imparts a lot of information and understanding. It is written in the urgent manner of someone who wants to convey a message clearly. It uses short and direct sentences like these. It is not good for all writing, but it is excellent for informative writing. It will probably not help in most essay assignments for English classes, though; anyone who follows its guidelines will say all that they need to say in few words, which tends to upset some teachers. I can't see why, though.
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Summary: The best
Review: For many are the books that tell one how to be a great writer, but few are the ones that set the standard. And Elements of Style is the greatest writer's manuel in print today, as it has been for decades. There is no better guide for grammar, word usage, or editing than Elements of Style. A must-have for all real writers.
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Summary: Strunk is the smartest man in the world
Review: Hello. My name is Andrew. I think this book is the best. I learned all sorts of things with this book. My dad told me to read it so I did. You should read it too (I learned that from this book. 'To' is wrong in this case! It should be 'too')
I hope you like this book as much as I did. My brother said he will read it too. He is going to MBA school. He is very smart too.
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Summary: Probably does more harm than good.
Review: This short, classic book is essentially a collection of the bits and pieces of advice that Prof. Strunk (and later his student, New Yorker editor E. B. White) considered most important some 50 years ago. Much of what they say is wise and useful -- as far as it goes. The problem is that too many people, especially people whose jobs require writing, think that Strunk & White is the alpha and omega of good writing and never bother to learn from better, more thorough, and less dated works. If you really want to improve your writing, rather than simply salve your conscience, I highly recommend *Style,* by Joseph M. Williams (available in paperback), and *The Reader over Your Shoulder,* by Robert Graves and Alan Hodge (reprinted in 1995 as *The Use and Abuse of the English Language,* yet inexplicably out of print under either title; it's at least as old as Strunk & White but has held up much much better). If a grammar refresher is what you want, then for my money the best resource is the 60-page section on grammar (including a glossary of grammatical terms) in *Words into Type.* If you already grasp the basics of grammar and want to deepen your understanding, then Max Morenberg's *Doing Grammar* is an excellent choice.
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Summary: Required Reading
Review: "The Elements of Style" is necessary for any student of style and grammar. Succinct in a world filled with verbose grammars and style manuals, Strunk's famous little book provides the basics on which good writing is based. From writers to copy clerks, from communications professionals to managers of corporate marcom... you will all find it valuable. Add it to your library. It won't be a mere dusty volume of platitudes never considered, but a well-thumbed tome of timeless truths for the English language. I fully recommend "The Elements of Style" by William Strunk Jr., et al. Anthony Trendl
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