On Jul 26, 2012, at 3:25 PM, Nat Russo <[email protected]> wrote: > I just picked up a copy of "Elements of Style". I never would have believed > that a book on style could be a page turner, but it is. So, I'm going to get > back to it...I'm curious to find out what happens next. Will even more > needless words be omitted? Will participial phrases at the beginning of a > sentence no longer refer to their grammatical subjects? Will I be overcome > by "the fact that" I don't know as much about grammar as I once thought? I > don't know...I'll report back. All with the necessary spoiler space, of > course. :) > > Nat
I know many writers who will only use Strunk & White. Look at the Chicago Handbook of Style sometimes, then figure which one you'd want to lug around. Fits in your pocket. There may be something it won't answer, but it's likely to be a question you'll only ask once in a career. Best, R,.E.F, ---- www.crydee.com Never attribute to malice what can satisfactorily be explained away by stupidity.
