Product Description: This book is the classic reference text for clear writing and is generally considered a must-have for any student or writer. In this most revered of writing books, Strunk identifies the necessary qualities of proper American English style; and he does it all with wit and grace. Compelling and timeless, this book is simply the best of its kind.
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Rating: - The best "How to Write" book ever written.
Elements of style--should be required reading for every freshman, high school or college...All of the rules in one tiny book.
Rating: - Elements of style - Good reference for any writer to keep around
When going through this book, it became quite evident how much the english language, both spoken and written, has changed in the past 80-90 years. Still much, if not most, of the content is applicable ... Read More
Rating: - Continues to be the best
This book is a wonderful reference for clear and concise writing. It has helped me improved my writing tremendously. One of the reasons why it is so effective is that it gives good examples of bad writing ... Read More
Rating: - Decent Desktop Reference for the Student / Professional
Strunk's work is a solid baseline for grammar, punctuation, and composition. If your workplace tends to create its own standards for linguistics, it might be valuable to keep this readily available.
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Rating: - The print leaves much to be desired.
The book is great, I mean it's a classic but this version looks like it came right off the photo copier of the original print for 100 years ago. It's horribly fussy and the copy spacing is poor. I suggest finding ... Read More
- The best "How to Write" book ever written.
- Elements of style - Good reference for any writer to keep around
- The print leaves much to be desired.