The Elements of Style

The Elements of Style
ISBN-10
1987674340
ISBN-13
9781987674347
Series
The Elements of Style
Pages
44
Language
English
Published
2018-04-11
Publisher
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Author
William Strunk

Description

The Elements of Style is an American English writing style guide. It is one of the most influential and best-known prescriptive treatments of English grammar and usage in the United States. It originally detailed eight elementary rules of usage, ten elementary principles of composition, and "a few matters of form" as well as a list of commonly misused words and expressions.

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