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William Strunk Jr., an American writer and professor of English, is best known for "The Elements of Style," a classic guide to English usage and composition. His concise and practical advice on writing has been a valuable resource for generations of students and writers, shaping the way English is taught and written.
"If you don't know how to pronounce a word, say it loud!"
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"If you don't know how to pronounce a word, say it loud!"

Security, Word, William Strunk
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"Vigorous writing is concise."
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"Vigorous writing is concise."

Writing, William Strunk
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"It is worse to be irresolute than to be wrong."
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"It is worse to be irresolute than to be wrong."

Wrong, William Strunk
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"Omit needless words."
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"Omit needless words."

Security, Words, William Strunk
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"A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts."
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"A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts."

Clarity, Machine, Reason, Words
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"Make definite assertions. Avoid tame, colorless, hesitating, non-committal language."
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"Make definite assertions. Avoid tame, colorless, hesitating, non-committal language."

Language, William Strunk
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"Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts."
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"Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts."

Clarity, Machine, Reason, Words, Writing
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