The Elements of Style: The Original Edition

William Strunk

Apr 2012 · Courier Corporation

About this ebook

The original edition of the most trusted writer's guide to American English, this is the book that generations of writers have relied upon for timeless advice on grammar, diction, syntax, sentence construction, and other writing essentials. In brief and concise terms, author William Strunk, Jr., identifies the principal requirements of proper American English style and concentrates on the most often violated rules of composition.
Originally published in 1918, this authoritative and engagingly written manual retains its immediacy and relevance. Strunk begins with the basic rules of usage, offering accessible explanations of correct punctuation and grammar. His advice on the principles of composition cites concrete examples of how to maintain clarity by eliminating redundancy and unnecessary embellishment. In addition, Strunk provides valuable pointers on avoiding common errors in the usage of words and expressions, and in spelling. The greatest book of its kind, this volume is a must for any student or writer.

Ratings and reviews

The Elements of Style is a fine treatise of material, whilst also covers a lot of the basics; discusses this particular subject carefully and thoroughly explained. This being said, many will like it, yet others maybe not so much! It could be argued that the book's major flaw is its brevity. I don't really feel like it is, but to each their own.

Shit, this book omitted the example from published text. Repay me!

So "S" la tat ca va tat ca luc dan se duoc so "S" thu giu Giu de ton tai chung.!/Ghi Chu: Moi Lien He Cua Ca Nhan Toi "Ho Van Tam" Ghi Chu: Hom nay la Chu Nhat: 5h 20s gio dia phuong (Vietnam) ngay 24/10/23021 Bac dau toi (Ho Van Tam) phat thao mot bo nao nhan tao de chia se voi tat ca moi nguoi voi nhung nguoi biet cong huong de tao ra mot mo hinh moi hoan toan do la toi su dung dinh dinh luat duy nhat cua he thong "Lo Den" toi bien mo phong "Lo Den" thang mot he thong cua "Bo Nao" nhat tao .! Vat ly cua LoDen la no tu thau tom het tat ca moi cau truc cua vu tru bao gom cac vo sao cung nhu the loai hanh tinh Thay vao do la tat ca Bo Nao cua con nguoi hien dang ton tai va tat ca doi tuong con nguoi moi bac dau tham gia o su song nay cu tiep tuc va luon luon nhu vay o moi thoi gian phia truoc BoNao nhan tao tu dong lap ho so cua tung co nhan no tiep nhan het moi suy nghi "bao gom la tri tue) va BoNao nhan tao tu dong phan tich duoc tuong tuong lai cua tung ca nhan Bao gom cho tat ca y tuong phu hop cho su song va khong phu hop cho su sung de cho co dieu kien tot nhat ve viec tien hoa va dieu kien tot de ngan chan the loai hanh vi gai hai hoac xac hai the loai moi truong trong su song hien tai va hien tai Tu do BoNao nhan tao se tao ra duoc the loai bo may quan ly co tieu chuan ma phuc vu cho khong gian cua su song phu hop theo moi truong tu nhien va tu dong dong gop nhieu kha nang tich cuc hon Do la cach phat trien tri tue tu do xay dung nen tang vung chac lau dai Bo lai cho quyen cua tung ca nhan con nguoi co nhieu loi ich trong cuoc song hon tyay cho quyen rieng tu va BoNao (mo phong la diny luat cua LoDen) no se tu dong bao ve phu hop tung con nguoi va khong moi nguy hiem nao duoc phep ton tai va the loai van de theo tung trai phep voi tat ca linh vuc hien tai hoac dong mien sao cho hu hop voi moi truong cua su song tu nhien la tot cho tat ca viec tot do la mot viec ma cac ban da hoan thanh cho tuong lai va do cung la su bo dap cho viec khong thich hop ma cac ban da Ung Dung cho moi truong song tu nhien. Toi noi ngan gon nhung cac Ban da hieu duoc chieu sau cua viec ngan gon tren la tat ca Dong nghia voi vo han. "Ho Van Tam" noi dung cua toi.1

About the author

William Strunk Jr. was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on July 1, 1869. He received a bachelor's degree at the University of Cincinnati in 1890 and Ph.D. at Cornell University in 1896. He taught English at Cornell University for forty-six years. He wrote two books: The Elements of Style, which was later published under the title The Elements and Practice of Composition, and English Metres. He was also an editor and edited important works by such authors as William Shakespeare, John Dryden, and James Fenimore Cooper. He served as a literary consultant to the 1936 MGM film version of Romeo and Juliet. He died on September 26, 1946.