William Strunk, Jr.'s Quotes
Born: 1970-01-01
Profession: Writer
Nation: American
Biography of William Strunk, Jr.
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.
Tags: Drawing, Reason, WordsVigorous 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.
Tags: Reason, Words, WritingMake definite assertions. Avoid tame, colorless, hesitating, non-committal language.
Tags: Avoid, Language, Tame