November 05, 2007
links for 2007-11-05
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A brief but brilliant set of rules and recommendations about how to write good prose.
This blog post is on the personal blog of Adrian McEwen. If you want to explore the site a bit further, it might be worth having a look at the most recent entries or look through the archives or categories over on the left.
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AKA Strunk & White, as it is known in my profession. This is a 'standard' read for technical writers and ideally I'd suggest it be read by every and anyone who does any form of writing at all.
I think it's about 40 years old but still relevant.
Posted by: Gordon at November 6, 2007 12:57 PMI'd heard it referred to many times before I found this copy online. You're right that anyone who does any amount of English writing should read it too.
It only took me an hour or so, cover-to-cover.
Posted by: Adrian at November 8, 2007 09:31 PM