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After a very frustrating weekend of editing a manuscript by a junior scientist who really. liked. words. I ordered and gifted a new copy of Strunk and White. Probably the single most satisfying thing I've done all month! #elementsofstyle #scientificwriting #allwritingreally #mentorship

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Hire some writers, National Review.
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Vintage 1970s copy of The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr and E.B. White. This is a charming vintage copy of the classic writing reference book. Helpful little paperback! etsy.me/3L3NSbZ #etsy #writersoftwitter #elementsofstyle #writersonwriting #writingtips

Vintage 1970s copy of The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr and E.B. White. This is a charming vintage copy of the classic writing reference book. Helpful little paperback! etsy.me/3L3NSbZ #etsy #writersoftwitter #elementsofstyle #writersonwriting #writingtips

The one big takeaway from @snazzylabs.com video on the #Apple Style guide is no one at One Apple Park Way has read Strunk and White. #ElementsOfStyle #AppleSpeak #StayingSnazzy

He wrote some of the world’s most beloved children’s books, including Charlotte’s Web and Stuart Little. With William Strunk, Jr., White was also the co-author of The Elements of Style, the book on word usage that is still a useful guide for writers.

A sepia-toned photo of E. B. White and his dog Minnie. Image source: The Paris Review

It is the birthday of the literary stylist who wrote,
“I admire anybody who has the guts to write anything at all.”
Elwyn Brooks or E. B. White was born on this day in 1899.
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The New Yorker updated Elements of Style. Chef’s kiss. #TheNewYorker #ElementsOfStyle

Vintage 1970s copy of The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr and E.B. White. This is a charming vintage copy of the classic writing reference book. Helpful little paperback! etsy.me/3L3NSbZ #etsy #writersoftwitter #elementsofstyle #writersonwriting #writingtips

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Vintage 1970s copy of The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr and E.B. White. This is a charming vintage copy of the classic writing reference book. Helpful little paperback! etsy.me/3L3NSbZ #etsy #writersoftwitter #elementsofstyle #writersonwriting #writingtips

Words matter James Murray, circa. 1879 in the scriptorium In 1992, a Lutheran Bishop joined a group of us Anglican clergy for a supper meeting at the local golf club in Sooke a short drive from Victoria. While …

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I generally cleave to the advice from Strunk & White's The Elements of Style when it comes to avoiding the passive voice, except when I'm asked what happened to the last piece of cake.

"It became eaten, somehow."

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