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, whose author was the professor himself.
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with the stress on the ... instead, to
preserve the flavor of his discontent while slightly enlarging the scope ofthe discussion.
The Elementsof Style
does not pretend to survey the whole field. Rather it proposes to ... to whether" and that they should just say
"whether" — a saving of four words out of a possible five.
The professor devotes a special paragraph to the vile expression
the fact...
... Columbus, one of the
Italian mariners whom the decline of their own republics
had put at the service ofthe world and of adventure, seek-
ing for Spain a westward passage to the Indies as a set-
off against ... step in the development ofthe subject has been reached.
The extent of subdivision will vary with the length ofthe composition. For example, a
short notice of a book or poem might consist of a ... station.
A soldier of proved valor, they
entrusted him with the defence
of the city.
A soldier of proved valor, he
was entrusted with the defence
of the city.
Young and inexperienced, the
task seemed...
... men. The samples
were then frozen and stored in a stainless
steel tank.
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stain was in the center ofthe ... bring the flesh and the blood. The more clearly the writer perceives the
shape, the better are the chances of success.
13. Make the paragraph the unit of composition.
The paragraph is a convenient ... instead, to
preserve the flavor of his discontent while slightly enlarging the scope ofthe discussion.
The Elementsof Style
does not pretend to survey the whole field. Rather it proposes to...
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time, notation of 8
titles (of persons), punctuation of 3
titles (of works) 8, 38
together with
, subjects joined by 10
tortuous
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transition
sentences of 16-17
transitive ...
inverted position of 33
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the fact that
24
the foreseeable future
59
the truth
is 60
then
, semicolon ... use of 20
modifier(s)
adjectival 12
position of 30-31
most
vs.
almost
53
myself
vs.
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names (of firms), comma in 2
names (of persons) in direct address 3
possessive case of...
... language. They will hear
the beat of new vocabularies, the exciting rhythms of special segments of their society,
each speaking a language of its own. All of us come under the spell of these unsettling ... that style
is
the writer, and therefore what you are, rather than what you know, will at last determine
your style. If you write, you must believe — in the truth and worth ofthe scrawl, in the ...
passages about the power of words and the clear expression of thoughts and feelings. To
the nuts and bolts of grammar he added a rhetorical dimension.
The editors of this edition have followed...
... of simplified spelling and
are prepared to take the consequences.
In the original editionof
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, there was a chapter on spelling. In it, the
author had this to say:
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8. Avoid the use of qualifiers.
Rather, very, little, pretty
— these are the leeches that infest the pond of prose, sucking
the blood of words. The constant use ofthe adjective
little
... than to the mood and temper ofthe author. If the writing is solid and good, the mood
and temper ofthe writer will eventually be revealed and not at the expense ofthe work.
Therefore, the first...
... one of us knows he is fallible.
Everyone in the community, whether they
are a member ofthe Association or not, is
invited to attend.
Everyone in the community, whether he is a
member ofthe ... brother anticipated the upturn in the
market.
My brother expected the upturn in the
market.
In the second example, the word
anticipated
is ambiguous. It could mean simply that the
brother ... is the use ofthe plural pronoun with the antecedent
anybody, somebody,
someone
, the intention being either to avoid the awkward
he or she
or to avoid committing
oneself to one or the other....
... men. The samples
were then frozen and stored in a stainless
steel tank.
In the lefthand version ofthe first example, the reader has no way of knowing whether the
stain was in the center ofthe ... President in 1889.
If the antecedent consists of a group of words, the relative comes at the end ofthe group,
unless this would cause ambiguity.
The Superintendent ofthe Chicago Division, ... one of them.
Punctuate as indicated below.
in the second scene ofthe third act in III.ii (Better still, simply insert m.ii in
parentheses at the proper place in the
sentence.)
After the...
... bring the flesh and the blood. The more clearly the writer perceives the
shape, the better are the chances of success.
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The increasing reluctance ofthe sun to rise, the extra nip in the breeze, the
patter of shed leaves dropping — all the evidences of fall drifting into winter
were ... contributes to the preceding clause.
The squalor ofthe streets reminded her of a line from Oscar Wilde: "We are
all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."
The colon...
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Foreword to the Eighth Edition xi
Preface to the Seventh Edition xii
Introduction to the Sixth Edition xiii
Foreword to the Fifth Edition xxx
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the other hand, the new synthesis accepts the ethical ideal of
concern for
all
humans
; it embraces the democratic faith in
the worth ofthe individual and seeks the welfare of all ... have arrived at the philoso-
phy through the critical study ofthe materials of religion and
the effort to meet the needs of their people in terms of to-
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... store or hold the place of numbers. In
JavaScript and other programming languages, variables also store other
kinds of information.
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The syntax of variables (the set of rules ... JavaScript, on the other hand,
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... architecture. In the North and West, meanwhile, under the growing
institutions ofthe papacy and ofthe monastic orders and the emergence of a feudal
civilization out ofthe chaos ofthe Dark Ages, the ... to harmonize in
a building the requirements of utility and of beauty. It is the most useful ofthe fine
arts and the noblest ofthe useful arts. It touches the life of man at every point. It ... resisted either
by the massiveness ofthe abutments or by the opposition to it of counter-thrusts from
other arches or vaults. Roman builders used the first, Gothic builders the second of
these...
... around the
course, even if only one of you plays, is well worth the time. The
backs ofthe homes are easy to see without the interference of gates
and trees. These homes, many built in the heyday of ... adjacent to the pool; and
the Grill at TPC. Don’t pass up the excellent grill at the course it
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self.
GOLF: The Stadium Course, home ofthe Phoenix Open, has one
of the better layouts in the country. ... 85
California
of the surf, the quiet solitude, or the nostalgia ofthe Crosby Tourna
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ment. Or it may be the extraordinary list of famous guests who have
stayed here. Until 1977, it was called The Del...
... for the Migrabitumens
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Preface to the Third Edition
Since the publication ofthe second edition, the ... evolu-
tion with the inclusion of chapters on the structure of petroleum and the development of new
technologies for refining the heavier feedstocks.
The success ofthe first and second editions of this ... feature of residua and the heavier oils. Furthermore, the deeper the cut into the crude oil,
the greater is the concentration of sulfur and metals in the residuum and the greater the deteriora-
tion...