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Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. #TheElementsOfStyle _William Strunk, Jr 🐐


Rule 6: "Do not break sentences in two." #TheElementsOfStyle


Rule 3 (example): "Our oldest daughter, Mary, sings." #TheElementsOfStyle


It should have said “JLo flick meets expectations” #StrunkandWhite #TheElementsofStyle #OmitNeedlessWords

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Hey #publichealth friends, how is your writing going? Don't drown in jargon and abbreviations. William Strunk and EB White can help you get rid of all those unnecessary words #theelementsofstyle

jenbeard7's tweet image. Hey #publichealth friends, how is your writing going? Don't drown in jargon and abbreviations. William Strunk and EB White can help you get rid of all those unnecessary words #theelementsofstyle

"Back in my day, there was only one (1) emoji. It was called the Exclamation Point and it literally meant everything, all the time. Damn, what a thirsty bitch of beauty!" -E.B. White, The Elements of Style #WritingCommunity #amediting #TheElementsOfStyle #SpiderVerse2

BuffaloGregNY's tweet image. "Back in my day, there was only one (1) emoji. It was called the Exclamation Point and it literally meant everything, all the time. Damn, what a thirsty bitch of beauty!"

-E.B. White, The Elements of Style

#WritingCommunity #amediting #TheElementsOfStyle #SpiderVerse2
BuffaloGregNY's tweet image. "Back in my day, there was only one (1) emoji. It was called the Exclamation Point and it literally meant everything, all the time. Damn, what a thirsty bitch of beauty!"

-E.B. White, The Elements of Style

#WritingCommunity #amediting #TheElementsOfStyle #SpiderVerse2

Data. Like strata, phenomena, and media, data is a plural and is best used with a plural verb. The word, however, is slowly gaining acceptance as a singular (IV.44). #TheElementsOfStyle


Sharing one of my favorite writing books for #NationalGrammarDay. ✏📚Remember E.B. White? [Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, The Trumpet of the Swan]. He co-authored this with his college writing professor. 💕 #TheElementsofStyle

WickWrites's tweet image. Sharing one of my favorite writing books for #NationalGrammarDay. ✏📚Remember E.B. White? [Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, The Trumpet of the Swan]. He co-authored this with his college writing professor. 💕 #TheElementsofStyle

The little book says that Rules 3,4,5,6 are so important they must become second nature. #TheElementsOfStyle


“There’s nothing left to talk about, unless it’s horizontally.” #Strunk #White #TheElementsOfStyle #Adverbs #Conjunctions #Olivia #Newton #Hyphen #John


"Rich, ornate prose is hard to digest, generally unwholesome, and sometimes nauseating." #writing #williamstrunk #theelementsofstyle


Birthday today of the man who told writers to “Omit needless words!”: #WilliamStrunkJr, born in Cincinnati (1869-1946). An English professor at Cornell, he published his grammar book #TheElementsofStyle in 1918. Revised by #EBWhite, “Strunk & White” has sold >10 million copies.

DrPnygard's tweet image. Birthday today of the man who told writers to “Omit needless words!”: #WilliamStrunkJr, born in Cincinnati (1869-1946). An English professor at Cornell, he published his grammar book #TheElementsofStyle in 1918. Revised by #EBWhite, “Strunk & White” has sold >10 million copies.

Join us this Saturday, September 16 from 3 - 6 pm for a book signing with @MairaKalman #theelementsofstyle @penguinrandom

Saul_Projects's tweet image. Join us this Saturday, September 16 from 3 - 6 pm for a book signing with @MairaKalman #theelementsofstyle @penguinrandom

The perfect tense of "to tweet" is actually "twat." I tweet. I tweeted. I have twat. #theelementsofstyle


Thank you for joining us for a quick refresher of #theElementsOfStyle. Check our Twitter feed from the last 24 hours for all 22 rules.


The surest way to arouse & hold the reader is to be specific, definite, concrete. The greatest writers are effective, b/c they deal in particulars & report the details that matter. 😉 – Strunk & White #TheElementsOfStyle


Brevity in writing and #copy isn’t as employed as it should be. goodreads.com/work/quotes/35…. #TheElementsofStyle


Name a better way to start the weekend than brunch with a book? We’ll wait … ☺️ #theelementsofstyle #strunkandwhite #copywritingbooks #copywriting #pearlandwordsmith

pearlnwordsmith's tweet image. Name a better way to start the weekend than brunch with a book? We’ll wait … ☺️ #theelementsofstyle #strunkandwhite #copywritingbooks #copywriting #pearlandwordsmith

Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. #TheElementsOfStyle _William Strunk, Jr 🐐


2/6 "The Elements of Style" is a classic book on writing and style. It offers valuable lessons for UX writers looking to create clear, effective writing. #TheElementsOfStyle #UXWriting


1/6 Excited to share valuable lessons for UX writers from the classic book "The Elements of Style". Join me for a 6-tweet thread on writing clarity, consistency, and more. #TheElementsOfStyle #UXWriting


It should have said “JLo flick meets expectations” #StrunkandWhite #TheElementsofStyle #OmitNeedlessWords

SullivanSaysSC's tweet image. It should have said “JLo flick meets expectations” #StrunkandWhite #TheElementsofStyle #OmitNeedlessWords

“There’s nothing left to talk about, unless it’s horizontally.” #Strunk #White #TheElementsOfStyle #Adverbs #Conjunctions #Olivia #Newton #Hyphen #John


Spotted this vintage copy of William Strunk, Jr.’s The Elements of Style, with a few words from E.B. White, while hunting for previously-loved books. #WritingCommunity #theelementsofstyle #williamstrunkandebwhite #amwriting #books #bookstore #usedbooks #vintagebooks

KatieDoWrite's tweet image. Spotted this vintage copy of William Strunk, Jr.’s The Elements of Style, with a few words from E.B. White, while hunting for previously-loved books. 
#WritingCommunity #theelementsofstyle #williamstrunkandebwhite #amwriting #books #bookstore #usedbooks #vintagebooks

the seek for a decent #writing should be fed by a constant eager to improve. This book has taught something new every time I open it. #theelementsofstyle

kikecuan's tweet image. the seek for a decent #writing should be fed by a constant eager to improve. This book has taught something new every time I open it. 
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I left my copy in the garage for a while ... #TheElementsOfStyle #StrunkAndWhite

garycdavison's tweet image. I left my copy in the garage for a while ...

#TheElementsOfStyle #StrunkAndWhite

"Muğlaklıktan kaynaklanan trajedileri düşünün ve berrak olun!" #TheElementsofStyle


Birthday today of the man who told writers to “Omit needless words!”: #WilliamStrunkJr, born in Cincinnati (1869-1946). An English professor at Cornell, he published his grammar book #TheElementsofStyle in 1918. Revised by #EBWhite,“Strunk & White” has sold over 10 million copies

sandpiper_books's tweet image. Birthday today of the man who told writers to “Omit needless words!”: #WilliamStrunkJr, born in Cincinnati (1869-1946). An English professor at Cornell, he published his grammar book #TheElementsofStyle in 1918. Revised by #EBWhite,“Strunk & White” has sold over 10 million copies
sandpiper_books's tweet image. Birthday today of the man who told writers to “Omit needless words!”: #WilliamStrunkJr, born in Cincinnati (1869-1946). An English professor at Cornell, he published his grammar book #TheElementsofStyle in 1918. Revised by #EBWhite,“Strunk & White” has sold over 10 million copies

Every writer or anyone who wants to improve his/ her writing skill must read "The Elements of STYLE" by William Strunk once. It has so many basic and important things that we often ignore but impacts a lot on the reader. #WritingCommunity #ContentWriting #theelementsofstyle


How to Improve Your Communication Skills? Avoid Common Blunders & Draft Quality Emails Here's the video on the book The Elements of Style by William Strunk: youtu.be/gGXrgj3Rhr8 #theelementsofstyle #williamstrunk #provokingpages


Every writer should have this book in their library #AmWriting #TheElementsOfStyle

Damian_North's tweet image. Every writer should have this book in their library #AmWriting #TheElementsOfStyle

Looking forward to master the art of writing. This will never be go out of style for sure. #TheElementsOfStyle 😊🖋

_nice1christian's tweet image. Looking forward to master the art of writing. This will never be go out of style for sure. #TheElementsOfStyle 😊🖋

Join us this Saturday, September 16 from 3 - 6 pm for a book signing with @MairaKalman #theelementsofstyle @penguinrandom

Saul_Projects's tweet image. Join us this Saturday, September 16 from 3 - 6 pm for a book signing with @MairaKalman #theelementsofstyle @penguinrandom

I couldn't write any of my papers without it! #TheElementsofStyle

klbergst's tweet image. I couldn't write any of my papers without it! #TheElementsofStyle

Thanks for the 1,000 claps on this piece. If you haven't read Strunk and White's 'The Elements of Style' and you're a writer, you ought to. buff.ly/2opVGx8 #Writing #TheElementsofStyle #StrunkandWhite

callumisharp's tweet image. Thanks for the 1,000 claps on this piece. If you haven't read Strunk and White's 'The Elements of Style' and you're a writer, you ought to.
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Sharing one of my favorite writing books for #NationalGrammarDay. ✏📚Remember E.B. White? [Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, The Trumpet of the Swan]. He co-authored this with his college writing professor. 💕 #TheElementsofStyle

WickWrites's tweet image. Sharing one of my favorite writing books for #NationalGrammarDay. ✏📚Remember E.B. White? [Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, The Trumpet of the Swan]. He co-authored this with his college writing professor. 💕 #TheElementsofStyle

casually perusing #TheElementsofStyle while waiting for my Jeep to get worked on 📖🖊

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#TheElementsOfStyle remains a favorite. I gave another team member a copy this week. @strunkandwhite @strunkelements

johng_gg's tweet image. #TheElementsOfStyle remains a favorite. I gave another team member a copy this week. @strunkandwhite @strunkelements

Birthday today of the man who told writers to “Omit needless words!”: #WilliamStrunkJr, born in Cincinnati (1869-1946). An English professor at Cornell, he published his grammar book #TheElementsofStyle in 1918. Revised by #EBWhite, “Strunk & White” has sold >10 million copies.

DrPnygard's tweet image. Birthday today of the man who told writers to “Omit needless words!”: #WilliamStrunkJr, born in Cincinnati (1869-1946). An English professor at Cornell, he published his grammar book #TheElementsofStyle in 1918. Revised by #EBWhite, “Strunk & White” has sold >10 million copies.

What's a fun fact about you? I enjoy #reading about grammar and language. #TheElementsOfStyle is my current nonfiction read. #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #amreading

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I enjoy #reading about grammar and language. #TheElementsOfStyle is my current nonfiction read.

#WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity #amreading

Birthday today of the man who told writers to “Omit needless words!”: #WilliamStrunk Jr., born in #Cincinnati (1869-1946). Was an English professor at Cornell, where he published his grammar book #TheElementsofStyle (1918). A 1957 revision by #EBWhite has sold >10 million copies.

DrPnygard's tweet image. Birthday today of the man who told writers to “Omit needless words!”: #WilliamStrunk Jr., born in #Cincinnati (1869-1946). Was an English professor at Cornell, where he published his grammar book #TheElementsofStyle (1918). A 1957 revision by #EBWhite has sold >10 million copies.
DrPnygard's tweet image. Birthday today of the man who told writers to “Omit needless words!”: #WilliamStrunk Jr., born in #Cincinnati (1869-1946). Was an English professor at Cornell, where he published his grammar book #TheElementsofStyle (1918). A 1957 revision by #EBWhite has sold >10 million copies.
DrPnygard's tweet image. Birthday today of the man who told writers to “Omit needless words!”: #WilliamStrunk Jr., born in #Cincinnati (1869-1946). Was an English professor at Cornell, where he published his grammar book #TheElementsofStyle (1918). A 1957 revision by #EBWhite has sold >10 million copies.

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