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by William Strunk Jr.

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  • PublisherPrints Publications Pvt Ltd
  • ISBN-139788119972241
  • BindingPaper back
  • Pages60
  • LanguageEnglish

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Publisher Prints Publications Pvt Ltd
ISBN-13 9788119972241
Binding Paper back
Number of Pages 60 Pages
Language English
Dimension (Inches) 5.5"x8.5"
Weight (Grams) 85
Subject Classic Fiction
Category Fiction

"The Elements of Style," also known as Strunk & White, is a prominent American English style guide, first written by William Strunk Jr. in 1918 and expanded by E. B. White in 1959. The guide includes rules of usage, principles of composition, and commonly misused words. The 1959 edition added White's extensive revisions, while later editions modernized punctuation and gender-neutral language. This book's distinct tone, wit and charm have conveyed the fundamentals of English style to millions of readers.

William Strunk Jr.

William Strunk Jr. an American English professor at Cornell University, authored "The Elements of Style", revised by his former student E. B. White, it became the influential "Strunk & White" guide. Strunk earned degrees from the University of Cincinnati and Cornell University, taught at Cornell for 46 years, and published several critical editions. He married Olivia Locke and had three children, including musicologist Oliver Strunk.

Contents

 

Particulars

Page

1

Introductory

07

2

Elementary Rules of Usage

9

3

Elementary Principles of Composition

18

4

A Few Matters of Form

38

5

Words and Expressions Commonly Misused

42

6

Spelling

55

7

Exercises on Chapters II and III

57

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