Adam H reviewed The Elements of Style by William Strunk
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3 stars
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Paperback, 64 pages
English language
Published Dec. 16, 2005 by Paramount Publishing.
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Offering the same content as the Fourth Edition, revised in 1999, the new casebound 50th Anniversary Edition includes a brief overview of the book's illustrious history. Used extensively by individual writers as well as high school and college students of writing, it has conveyed the principles of English style to millions of readers. This new deluxe edition makes the perfect gift for writers of any age and ability level.
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It has some sound advice, but it is by no means infallible. Worse yet is the behavior by those who take its prescriptions too far. chronicle.com/article/50-Years-of-Stupid-Grammar/25497/