Ragan Insider Russell Working
Helpful writing habits from Strunk and White
Avoid loose sentences. Keep related words together. And don’t write your copy with beer.
Posts Tagged ‘Strunk and White’
Ragan Insider Russell Working
Strunk and White: Cutting clutter and throttling the passive voice
The famous ‘Elements of Style’ marks a century of lessons for writers: ‘Omit needless words,’ and use a ‘concise, comprehensive statement’ to anchor descriptive paragraphs, among others.
Ragan Insider Russell Working
Strunk and White’s step-by-step manual of sentence construction
As another National Grammar Day arrives, we look again at the century-old ‘Elements of Style,’ which many writers find fusty and sexist. Still, it offers some timeless tips for today’s scribes.
