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When Experts Aren't: The Ethics of Competence and "The Elements of Style"3 comments

Jack Marshall wrote 1 week ago: Ethics Alarms, and apparently few others who don’t have their TV stuck permanently on Fox News … more →

Tags: U.S. Society, Government & Politics, Education, Literature, ethics, climate change, Professional Ethics, Al Gore, Desiree Rogers

Grammar books as Christmas presents (stay with me, I'm not kidding)18 comments

Chauncey Mabe wrote 2 weeks ago: E.B. White Well, not really grammar books, but books on English language usage, which can not only b … more →

Tags: Charlotte's Web, E. B. White, Grammar, H. W. Fowler, Jim Holt, Mark Twain, modern english usage, Roget's Thesaurus, The Elements of Style

Fowler and the coin of the realm28 comments

Colby Cosh wrote 3 weeks ago: I see the Oxford University Press has finally concluded that the educated public will never be browb … more →

Tags: Colby Cosh, Descriptivism, H. W. Fowler, Latinisms, modern english usage, Oxford University Press, prescriptivism, robert burchfield, saxonisms

Rules for Good Writing1 comment

Bob Morris wrote 1 month ago: On Writing WellIn The Best of Business, a book published by The Economist in collaboration with Pega … more →

Tags: Bob's blog entries, On Writing Well, Stephen King, on writing, E.B. White, the ECONOMIST, The Best of Business, Pegasus Books, rules of good writing

Lunchtime Link - Free Resources for Writers

Carolyn Yalin wrote 2 months ago: I came across this blog and want to pass it along to you all – Free Resources for Writers. It … more →

Tags: Resources, free resources for writers, FREE Resources, Writing Resources, The Elements of Style

Stylish3 comments

John S wrote 5 months ago: Who died and put Strunk and White in charge of the English language? If you talk to anyone who takes … more →

Tags: sunday book review, language, OED, Grammar, E. B. White, Strunk and White, The Elements of Style, oxford comma, Geoffrey Pullum

Yikes! They're attacking Strunk & White!1 comment

Daniel wrote 8 months ago: One of my all-time favorite books is The Elements of Style, written by William Strunk and dutifully … more →

Tags: Art, Books, Blogs & Films, In The News, The Elements of Style, E. B. White

Omit Needless Words

DB wrote 8 months ago: “‘The Elements of Style’” Turns 50″ by Sam Roberts from The New York T … more →

Tags: Culture, Americana, E.B. White, elements of style, New York Times, Strunk and White

Be Clear. Be Brief. But come back...often.

Christine Haskell wrote 8 months ago: So I’ve spoken briefly about Twitter in the past. I am still observing the form to understand … more →

Tags: Small Biz Trends, twitter, tweat, Strunk and White, little book, elements of style, E. B. White, good communication, Effective Communication

On Needless Words: 50 years of Strunk & White

Anne Elizabeth Moore wrote 8 months ago: Oh boy: Geoffrey K. Pullum’s “50 Years of Stupid Grammar Advice,” published on the anniversary of St … more →

Tags: Literature, E.B. White, elements of style, chronicle review

Q #17: How can I improve my communications skills?

Bob Morris wrote 8 months ago: In this series, Bob Morris poses a key question and then responds to it with material from one or mo … more →

Tags: Bob's blog entries, Business Books, On Writing Well, Sun Tzu, Art of War, William Zinnser, Stephen King, on writing, E.B. White

Shredding Strunk and White2 comments

pied type wrote 8 months ago: Marian the Grammarian I am not, although for a number of years I was allowed to impose my ideas of c … more →

Tags: Education, language, The Elements of Style, E.B. White

Spam1 comment

francisanderson wrote 11 months ago: Elevating our Spam No matter how many enhanced levels of security are put in place by our email prov … more →

Tags: (POP)Culture, eMail, English language, Spam, elements of style, World Wide Web, White, strunk, Viagra

The Elements of Style - Book Review

Geoff West wrote 1 year ago:   From every line there peers out at me the puckish face of my professor, his short hair parted neat … more →

Tags: Books, Reviews, Book Reviews, E.B. White, English, Journalism, shrunk and white, The Elements of Style, writing

Sore Fingers, No Sleep, & Lots of Coffee!2 comments

Britta wrote 1 year ago: Ah, the end of October.  It’s that time when Florida days start getting a little chilly (I … more →

Tags: Books, Literacy, Internet Resources, Holidays/Events, NaNoWriMo, writing, National Novel Writing Month, Stephen King, on writing

The Elements of Style - William Strunk, Jr.

theunletteredtellurian wrote 1 year ago: For all those in dire need of some quick reference in English. a direct PDF link to William Strunk … more →

Tags: Books, Download, English, language, writing

Did You Know #3

Amber Fite wrote 1 year ago: Did you know? E.B. White, who wrote Charlotte’s Web and Stuart Little also famously revised Wi … more →

Tags: Did you know?, Stuart Litte, Charlotte's Web, E.B. White

Strunk & White & Me5 comments

Len wrote 1 year ago: When asked in interviews as I travel the globe–oh, wait. That’s my fantasy life. Were I … more →

Tags: writing, memoir, Paul Krugman, E.B. White, The Elements of Style, The Avon Cinema, The College Hill Bookstore, GEORGE ORWELL, Politics and the English Language

The Elements of Style by William Strunk & E.B. White

Darryl Sloan wrote 3 years ago: Take heed, aspiring writers. This little book is essential reading for all of you; it is, in effect, … more →

Tags: The Arts, Favourites, E.B. White, 1950-59


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