I kept a dozen or so copies around the office. Gave them out to associates/employees who sent me documents I found to be exceedingly difficult/distracting to navigate And, for those who continued to ...... we had the "returned unread" stamp ..........
Of course, I never read it myself --- as you can see. Otis Mike Johnston wrote: > Tom R. wrote: > > > So? You are going to quible over one lousy letter are you, Mite? <grin> > > Not me, Straywolf. <g> > > > Strunk & White. "Elements of Style" for those who do not know what we are > > talking about. > > A wonderful book. E.B. White is a master stylist of English, and Strunk was > his teacher at Cornell in 1919; White later edited and amplified Strunk's > book for commercial publication, since which time it has been a classic. > > White on Strunk's book: "In its original form, it was a forty-three page > summation of the case for cleanliness, accuracy, and brevity in the use of > English. Today...its vigor is unimpaired, and for sheer pith I think it > probably sets a record that is not likely to be broken. ... Seven rules of > usage, eleven principles of composition, a few matters of form, and a list > of words and expressions commonly misused--that was the sum and substance of > Professor Strunk's work." > > I have a short shelf of books, some of them practical nonfiction, that > comprise the best, most Universally worthy, most rewarding books I know of, > culled from a lifetime as a reader. _The Elements of Style_ is on that > shelf, and I probably have three more copies scattered around on other > shelves, and I've probably given away more than a dozen copies in my life. > To anyone who doesn't already know it, very highly recommended. > > --Mike > > If you want to witness the principles in action, get any version of _Essays > of E.B. White_, which, having now reminded myself of it, I won't be able to > resist rereading for the fourth or fifth time. > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
