... Columbus, one of the Italian mariners whom the decline of their own republicshad 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, ashort notice of a book or poem might consist of a ... station.A soldier of proved valor, theyentrusted him with the defence of the city.A soldier of proved valor, hewas 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. In the lefthand version ofthe first example, the reader has no way of knowing whether the 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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... 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 The Elementsof Style , there was a chapter on spelling. In it, the author had this to say: The ... www.tailieuduhoc.org8. 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...
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... called The Elementsof Style , whose author was the professor himself. The year was 1919. The book was known on the campus in those days as " ;the little book," 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...
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