This is The Elements of Style, the classic style manual, now in a fourth edition. A new Foreword by Roger Angell reminds readers that the advice of Strunk & ...

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This book 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 ...

An indispensable instruction manual for beginning writers. It seeks excellence in language, guiding the user in the elaboration of qualitative text. Written ...

FOREWORD ix · INTRODUCTION xiii · I. ELEMENTARY RULES OF USAGE 1. 1. Form the possessive singular of nouns by adding 's. 1. 2. In a series of three or more ...

This style manual offers practical advice on improving writing skills. Throughout, the emphasis is on promoting a plain English style. This little book can ...

This book 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  ...

Asserting that one must first know the rules to break them, this classic reference book is a must-have for any student and conscientious writer.

Kalman's exquisite illustrations give the revered work a jolt of new energy, making the learning experience more colorful and clear. The Elements of Style ...

It is The Elements of Style, by the late William Strunk, Jr., and it was known on the Cornell campus in my day as "the little book," with the stress on the ...