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An edition of The Elements of Style (1920)

The Elements of Style

4th edition
  • 3.6 (11 ratings) ·
  • 270 Want to read
  • 32 Currently reading
  • 23 Have read

Revised edition with an added introduction and chapter by E. B. White.

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Longman
Language
English
Pages
105

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Table of Contents

Foreword
Page ix
Introduction
Page xiii
Part I. Elementary Rules of Usage
Page 1
section 1. Form the possessive singular of nouns by adding 's.
Page 1
section 2. In a series of three or more terms with a single conjunction, use a comma after each term except the last.
Page 2
section 3. Enclose parenthetic expressions between commas.
Page 2
section 4. Place a comma before a conjunction introducing an independent clause.
Page 5
section 5. Do not join independent clauses with a comma.
Page 5
section 6. Do not break sentences in two.
Page 7
section 7. Use a colon after an independent clause to introduce a list of particulars, an appositive, an amplification, or an illustrative quotation.
Page 7
section 8. Use a dash to set off an abrupt break or interruption and to announce a long appositive or summary.
Page 9
section 9. The number of the subject determines the number of the verb.
Page 9
section 10. Use the proper case of pronoun.
Page 11
section 11. A participial phrase at the beginning of a sentence must refer to the grammatical subject.
Page 13
Part II. Elementary Principles of Composition
Page 15
section 12. Choose a suitable design and hold to it.
Page 15
section 13. Make the paragraph the unit of composition.
Page 15
section 14. Use the active voice.
Page 18
section 15. Put statements in positive form.
Page 19
section 16. Use definite, specific, concrete language.
Page 21
section 17. Omit needless words.
Page 23
section 18. Avoid a succession of loose sentences.
Page 25
section 19. Express coordinate ideas in similar form.
Page 26
section 20. Keep related words together.
Page 28
section 21. In summaries, keep to one tense.
Page 31
section 22. Place the emphatic words of a sentence at the end.
Page 32
Part III. A Few Matters of Form
Page 34
Part IV. Words and Expressions Commonly Misused
Page 39
Part V. An Approach to Style
Page 66
section 1. Place yourself in the background.
Page 70
section 2. Write in a way that comes naturally.
Page 70
section 3. Work from a suitable design.
Page 70
section 4. Write with nouns and verbs.
Page 71
section 5. Revise and rewrite.
Page 72
section 6. Do not overwrite.
Page 72
section 7. Do not overstate.
Page 73
section 8. Avoid the use of qualifiers.
Page 73
section 9. Do not affect a breezy manner.
Page 73
section 10. Use orthodox spelling.
Page 74
section 11. Do not explain too much.
Page 75
section 12. Do not construct awkward adverbs.
Page 75
section 13. MAke sure the reader knows who is speaking.
Page 76
section 14. Avoid fancy words.
Page 76
section 15. Do not use dialect unless your ear is good.
Page 78
section 16. Be clear.
Page 79
section 17. Do not inject opinion.
Page 79
section 18. Use figures of speech sparingly.
Page 80
section 19. Do not take shortcuts at the cost of clarity.
Page 80
section 20. Avoid foreign languages.
Page 81
section 21. Prefer the standard to the offbeat.
Page 81
Afterword
Page 87
Glossary
Page 89
Index
Page 97

Edition Notes

Published in
New York, USA
Copyright Date
2000, 1979

Contributors

Revised by
E. B. White
Foreword
Roger Angell
Introduction
E. B. White

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
105 p.
Number of pages
105
Dimensions
18 x 12 x 1 centimeters

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL7411304M
Internet Archive
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ISBN 10
020530902X
ISBN 13
9780205309023
Library Thing
3407
Goodreads
29867

Work Description

You know the authors' names. You recognize the title. You've probably used this book yourself. And now The Elements of Style-the most widely read and employed English style manual-is available in a specially bound 50th Anniversary Edition that offers the title's vast audience an opportunity to own a more durable and elegantly bound edition of this time-tested classic.

Offering the same content as the Fourth Edition, revised in 1999, the new casebound 50th Anniversary Edition includes a brief overview of the book's illustrious history. Used extensively by individual writers as well as high school and college students of writing, it has conveyed the principles of English style to millions of readers. This new deluxe edition makes the perfect gift for writers of any age and ability level.

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