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The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition Kindle Edition

by William Strunk Jr. (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 out of 5 stars 3,164 ratings
The Elements of Style is an American English writing style guide. It is one of the most influential and best-known prescriptive treatments of English grammar and usage in the United States. It originally detailed eight elementary rules of usage, ten elementary principles of composition, and "a few matters of form" as well as a list of commonly misused words and expressions. Updated editions of the paperback book are often required reading for American high school and college composition classes.
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    52 pages
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    English
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    Andesite Press
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    14 May 2018
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    1.7 MB
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07D41PQSV
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Andesite Press
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ 14 May 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.7 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 52 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-2291026990
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William Strunk

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William Strunk Jr. (1 July 1869 – 26 September 1946), was a professor of English at Cornell University and author of the The Elements of Style (1918). After revision and enlargement by his former student E. B. White, it became a highly influential guide to English usage during the late 20th century, commonly called Strunk & White.

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Customers find the book easy to read and understand, serving as a concise guide to improving prose. Moreover, they appreciate its usefulness, particularly for copywriters and marketers, and consider it essential for anyone who writes anything. The book receives positive feedback for its style, with one customer noting how well it's laid out. However, several customers express dissatisfaction with the formatting, describing it as idiotic.

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32 customers mention ‘Language clarity’28 positive4 negative

Customers praise the book's clarity, describing it as a concise guide to improving prose that is easy to read and understand.

"...It answers all you literature questions, punctuation, phrasing, syntax, sentence structure, etc. It's just invaluable..." Read more

"This is a concise and helpful book designed to eliminate clumsy and incorrect usage of English. To give a few examples: '..." Read more

"...Still, the best writing style book around. Period." Read more

"...Still, not bad for understanding grammar and learning how to minimise padding in writing." Read more

24 customers mention ‘Use’24 positive0 negative

Customers find the book helpful and useful, providing lots of useful tips, with one customer noting it serves as a wonderful tool for writers.

"...It answers all you literature questions, punctuation, phrasing, syntax, sentence structure, etc. It's just invaluable..." Read more

"...And so it goes on. I found this book moderately useful, although it does seem to concentrate on American English rather than UK English...." Read more

"It is amazing how much advise one could pack in such a small collateral. Still, the best writing style book around. Period." Read more

"...Concise, intelligent, and simplified." Read more

17 customers mention ‘Readability’17 positive0 negative

Customers find the book highly readable and essential for writers, particularly noting its value for copywriters and marketers.

"An excellent book for any writer to have in their reference library. Small but powerful...." Read more

"...wlim bool, popularly known as 'Strunk and White', is essential for anyone who writes anything, from school to post-grad...." Read more

"...but nevertheless 100% necessary refresher of the tools and insights every writer needs, whether that scribe is into writing novels, screenplays or..." Read more

"a must-have for copywriters and marketers concise and no BS a good one to have on the desk to thumb through when needed!" Read more

7 customers mention ‘Style’7 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the style of the book, with one noting how well it is laid out.

"...But I took a glance at it and it looks quite good! I'm very sure the person who will get it as a gift will love it too." Read more

"...If anything, I liked the gruff, style. As they say, it doesn't matter what you say, just say it with conviction." Read more

"The author differentiates the style that fits each type of writing - composition, fiction and literature review...." Read more

"Easy to read and understand. Laid out very well, with great examples. I need eight more words to post review." Read more

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Customers criticize the book's formatting, describing it as idiotic and poorly executed.

"...the mistake of picking up the cheaper version and despite the woeful formatting, it's still an incredibly useful book." Read more

"...Strunk too, is a must, although the formatting of the electronic version isn't perfect it's okay. May be best to buy a physical copy." Read more

"Good book. To the point but some kindle specific errors with formatting." Read more

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  • L. Shorter
    5.0 out of 5 stars A must-have for any writer.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 September 2010
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    An excellent book for any writer to have in their reference library.

    Small but powerful. In the case of this book, less is most definitely more.

    The information it presents is in small, bite sized chunks, easy to understand and even easier to digest. It answers all you literature questions, punctuation, phrasing, syntax, sentence structure, etc. It's just invaluable

    This book was recommended to me by a fellow author and I can't thank him enough for such excellent advice.
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  • Dr W. H. Konarzewski
    4.0 out of 5 stars A useful tool for writers - recommended by Stephen King
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 June 2015
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    This is a concise and helpful book designed to eliminate clumsy and incorrect usage of English.
    To give a few examples:
    'Less than ten' is incorrect, whilst 'fewer than ten' is correct.
    'This man, who is my friend,' is better written 'This man, my friend,'
    'I should like tea' is usually correct, 'I would like tea' is usually not.
    'Worthwhile' is best avoided altogether - not exactly incorrect but poor style.
    And so it goes on.
    I found this book moderately useful, although it does seem to concentrate on American English rather than UK English. Some of the advice doesn't apply on this side of the Atlantic. For example, we tend not to use `most' as an abbreviation of `almost' so we're not going to make the mistake of saying `most everyone' as many Americans do.

    Some reviewers commented that the kindle version was hard to read, but I didn't have any problems with it. I think it must have been reformatted as a result of some early negative reviews.

    On the whole this is a great book for anyone who's got into sloppy writing habits (like me). Stephen King recommends it in his book `On Writing' - and recommendations don't get much stronger than that. It's probably fair to summarise the message of the book by saying `express yourself in as few words as possible and be as precise as possible'.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Still, the best writing style book around
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 January 2023
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    It is amazing how much advise one could pack in such a small collateral. Still, the best writing style book around. Period.
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  • Other J
    3.0 out of 5 stars Average edition, interesting text
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 October 2014
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    It's ok.. it's clearly just a print of some ebook edition with some things underlined as hyperlinks in slightly faded black... The text itself is useful. It's very dry, and suggests that a writer submits to all stylistic individuality being sapped out of them in favour of a deeply formulaic and simple, indeed hemmingway-esque, prose style. Still, not bad for understanding grammar and learning how to minimise padding in writing.
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  • Jayden Robinson
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great for writers!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 September 2022
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    It's a great book with great insights into the English language. Concise, intelligent, and simplified.
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  • ShammyB
    4.0 out of 5 stars Well written and concise, but be aware that this is the 1918 edition
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 May 2011
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    This is a review of Elements of Style, by William Strunk, published by Filquarian press. This publisher specialises in public domain classics. You can find this edition in its entirety on the internet; search on `wiiliam strunk public domain'.

    The public domain edition was published in 1918, and is half the length of recent editions. It predates recent language, predates political correctness, and arguably predates the shorter modern form of `plain English'.

    Buyers should be aware that they are not getting the modern Strunk and White edition (especially when Amazon have pooled reviews for modern editions with the 1918 version!).

    At a mere 60 pages, the 1918 Strunk edition is the most concise English language style guide. This is a major advantage when compared with more recent, more wordy style guides.
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  • Catarina
    5.0 out of 5 stars But I took a glance at it and it looks quite good! I'm very sure the person who will get ...
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 September 2015
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    This was a gift and the person in question hasn't received it yet. But I took a glance at it and it looks quite good! I'm very sure the person who will get it as a gift will love it too.
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  • I. A. Wright
    5.0 out of 5 stars An Essential Book for Writers at All Levels
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 June 2017
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    This wlim bool, popularly known as 'Strunk and White', is essential for anyone who writes anything, from school to post-grad. The information it contains is excellent and should be learnt by heart--observance of the advice should become automatic. In my 30 years as a technical wroter and editor at IBM, "The Elements of Style' and 'The Chicago Manual of Style' were dessential books in all information developers' toolkit.
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  • Mario Perron
    5.0 out of 5 stars A classic still standing
    Reviewed in Canada on 8 November 2017
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    I figured I originally read this in college and I have a faulty memory of it boring me to tears. Faulty, because I am amazed at how much it resonates and repeated in my mind throughout my writing.

    This is a must read and an irreplaceable editors companion.

    If you have any ambition to be a writer, please read this. You will be amazed at how it changes your habits.

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  • Hameda
    5.0 out of 5 stars MUST HAVE
    Reviewed in Italy on 7 November 2017
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    Non l'ho ancora neanche aperto. L'ho preso semplicemente perché dovevo averlo nel telefono in qualsiasi momento. Per quando mi servirà. E mi servirà.

    E' una bibbia.

    Per scrittori.

    Ma anche per te che scrivi su Whatsapp e Facebook. Compralo. Te lo consiglio.

    Va beh, con il piccolo dettaglio che è la versione inglese, ma siamo nel 2017, maremma futuristica, impariamo tutti l'inglese che è anche facile. Ringraziate che ancora il Cinese non è dappertutto.
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  • Ivonne Garzon
    5.0 out of 5 stars Un joya
    Reviewed in Mexico on 21 August 2020
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    Este clásico es una joya, dejé mi copia en un storage en USA y fue un alivio conseguirlo en Amazon Mexico. Lo recomiendo enormemente a estudiantes y/o profesionales quienes deban escribir en inglés. Hace toda la diferencia del mundo y sus lectores les agradecerán su nuevo estilo de escritura.
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  • Alberto
    4.0 out of 5 stars Elements of style
    Reviewed in Spain on 29 May 2021
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    Libro útil para aprender a escribir en inglés en los diferentes estilos, enfocado al ámbito laboral
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  • Amazon カスタマー
    1.0 out of 5 stars 詐欺商法です。
    Reviewed in Japan on 17 February 2016
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    詐欺です。商品説明と、売られている商品が異なります。これだけの定番・有名書籍に関して、こういう売り方をするというのは、信じられません。
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