Total Page : 72
Publisher : SMK Books
Publication Date : 2009 06 17
>> A historical curiosity but not much more
This one is worth a look if you collect this kind of book for fun or for completeness but there are much more thorough and thoughtful and self aware books out there Read Geoffrey Pullum s critique of the book in the Chronicle before buying I would recommend Keys for Writers 5th Edition in place of Strunk White It costs more but it s probably all you ll need in terms of writing style excepting perhaps The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association 6th Ed Pub Manual 6E PAPERBACK if APA style is required in your field
If your problem is actually sitting down and writing on a regular basis then How to Write a Lot A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing is probably the best one
Pullum s critique
>> A handy refminder
It s good book to read maybe once a year if you write quite a bit It gives some very common grammatical errors to watch out for
>> A concise writing bible
I started to get down to the book based on personal recommendation My professor told me that this book is a must read and will help us go down to the same path he did I wanna break the norm that scientists can t write well
This awesome book was originally written by Willim Strunk Jr in the hope of helping his students to write well in his class To his great surprise one of his students E B White followsuit the clear cut lucid easy to read guidlines and transcended the pocket book into a writing bible that s sold millions of copies to this day
The author provided lucid dos and donts each with the correct and flawed demonstration
Classic misused phrases include per se wise in terms of interestingly the fact that to name a few
He also gave tips on properly using punctuations and where to watch out for
In the last chapter he got straight to the point to provide tips for emerging writers and journalists
1 avoid overstatement
2 familiarity with the use of language will help us form our own style so just follow the flow
3 there are no infallible definite guidelines to abide by
4 use spelling check
5 avoid foreign language and colloquial expression
6 dont overexplain things
7 the use of fancy words or trying to be flashy showy doesn t make you smarter
8 write in a coherent consistent manner
I had a great time digesting the wisdom within the book with pleasure and euphoria I hope ya ll can find it helpful and one day can all write like Strunk and White
