![]() ![]() I am not the first writer to suggest that the book has some problems. “Start sniffing the air, or glancing at the Trend Machine, and you are as good as dead, although you may make a nice living.” Do not use dialect unless your ear is good. Much of the following advice is also useful. The very first rule, “form the possessive singular of nouns with ‘s,” for instance, is still necessary and oft-unheeded. Now, don’t get me wrong, there is a lot of important information in The Elements of Style. in 1918-this is getting spooky-but much expanded by White), it’s time to admit that it’s not all it’s cracked up to be. White, and some 18 years after I first encountered his classic style guide (originally written by William Strunk Jr. But today, 118 years after the birth of E.B. The first-greatest, of course, is to shoot them now, while they’re happy.” It’s rare to see a Parker quip-compliment, so I don’t take it lightly. Dorothy Parker famously quipped, “If you have any young friends who aspire to become writers, the second-greatest favor you can do them is to present them with copies of The Elements of Style. ![]()
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