“Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, aparagraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have nounnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. This requires not that the writermake all sentences short, or avoid all detail and treat subjects only in outline, but thatevery word tell.”
Sanspareil 12 months ago
Yeah, though I’d need a beer!
Ubintold 12 months ago
Talk is cheap. Buy some.
The Reader Premium Member 12 months ago
Espresso? That’s in chapter two.
Milady Meg 12 months ago
Lesson to kid: if you want to make sense, take drugs.
Hamady Sack Premium Member 12 months ago
Betty is the smartest.
tammyspeakslife Premium Member 12 months ago
If my mom helped me like this I’d…
Andrew Bosch Premium Member 12 months ago
It’s Meta Betty.
paullp Premium Member 12 months ago
Strunk & White, The Elements of Style:
“Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, aparagraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have nounnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. This requires not that the writermake all sentences short, or avoid all detail and treat subjects only in outline, but thatevery word tell.”
My favorite quote on the subject of writing well.