...eliminating paragraphs, sentences, and words. Strunk delivered the classic statement about pruning prose: Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain...unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, Jor the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts....

...WORK ON PORTABILITY P . J . Brown University of Kent at Canterbury, ENGLAND "Omit needless_ words_ Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain...outline, but that every word tell." William Strunk (1959) . "THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European...

...this way iest is ridding itself of acid and moment of psychological," (Cowers ed,. pp. 10-11.) Strunk; "Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain...subjects only in outline, but that every word tell," (p. 17.) "Major John Cartwright ( 1740-1824). A venerable reformer whom Cobbett greatly respected,...

...encouraged to make copies for use with local groups. The brochure is also available in Spanish from NCTE. "A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a...unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts." William Strunk, Jr. 54 APPENDIX B The California Writing Project With the help of the California State...

...message to heart and, by crossing out all the non-italicized words, cut it by 79%. Savor the result: Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain...subjects only in outline, but that every word tell. [63 words] This essay on brevity was written by Strunk and White (1979, p. 23) under the heading: "Omit...

...unneeessary parts Illustration and legend in Ford Model T owner's manual, 1916 (Courtesy Ford Motor Co.) Vigorous writing is concise A sentence should contain...unnecessary parts. This requires not that the writer nuke »ll tm sentences short, or that he avoid all detail and treat his subject] only in outline, but...

...expressed this principle better than William Strunk and EB White. Under Rule 17, "Omit needless words": Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain...subjects only in outline, but that every word tell. Certain mechanical tricks, although no substitute for thoughtful composition, will help. Start by cutting...

...of brevity in the use of English, and how he recommended pruning deadwood from cumbersome sentences: Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain...sentences short, or that he avoid all detail and treat his subject only in outline, but that every word tell. (Strunk & White, 1979, p. 23) Analogizing from the...

...Strunk, Jr., and EB White. White attributed the following statement from the year 1919 to his coauthor: "Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain...unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts." Vigor was the goal, achieved by the work or functioning of every word, with each to be considered a...

...his readers a chance to look into the inner working of his mind when he speaks or writes. / M. Barker Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain...outline, but that every word tell. William Strunk Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self. Cyril...