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The elements of style

Author: William Strunk; E B White
Publisher: New York : Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc, London : Collier Macmillan Publishers, 1979. 1979. ©1979.
Edition/Format:  Print book : English : Third EditionView all editions and formats
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Whether you write letters, term papers, or novels, this famous manual can help you communicate more effectively.
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Strunk, William, 1869-1946.
Elements of style.
New York : Macmillan, ©1979
(OCoLC)560483469
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: William Strunk; E B White
ISBN: 0024181900 9780024181909 0024182001 9780024182005 9780024182302 0024182303 9780024182203 0024182206 0205191584 9780205191581
OCLC Number: 4004812
Description: xvii, 85 pages ; 21 cm
Contents: Elementary rules of usage --
Elementary principles of composition --
A few matters of form --
Words and expressions commonly misused --
An approach to style.
Responsibility: by William Strunk, Jr. ; with revisions, an introduction, and a chapter on writing by E.B. White.

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The only style manual ever to appear on the best-seller lists offers practical, fundamental advice on improving writing skills, promoting a style marked by simplicity, orderliness, and sincerity.  Read more...

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