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After Strunk's death, White published a New Yorker article reminiscing about him and was asked by Macmillan to revise and expand Elements for commercial publication. ... That overinterpretation is part of the damage that Strunk and White have unintentionally done. But it is not what I am most concerned about here.
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chronicle.com/article/50-Years-of-Stupid-Grammar/25497
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Find out what Grammar Girl thinks about Strunk and White and whether or not she agrees with the Strunk and White Elements of Style. ... Fifty years ago this month, Strunk and White's The Elements of Style as we know it today was published*, and in honor of the occasion, the noted linguist and grammarian Geoffrey Pullum...
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grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/strunk-and-white.aspx
grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/strunk-and-white.aspx
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Again and again, Strunk and White recommend the stuffy and unidiomatic, and warn against what sounds effective and natural. ... Again and again, Strunk and White recommend the stuffy and unidiomatic, and warn against what sounds effective and natural. Even their beliefs about English as it used to be are wrong;
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roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/24/happy-birthd...
roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/24/happy-birthday-strunk-and-white/
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William Strunk, Jr ... Professor of English; Cornell University ... Privately Printed; Ithaca, New York; 1918...
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www.crockford.com/wrrrld/style.html
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A new Foreword by Roger Angell reminds readers that the advice of Strunk & White is as valuable today as when it was first offered. ... Commissioned by Macmillan to revise Strunk's book, White edited the 1959 and 1972 editions of The Elements of Style.
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www.strunkandwhite.com/
www.strunkandwhite.com/
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Make definite assertions. Avoid tame, colorless, hesitating, non-committal language.—Rule 12 ... Click here to shop the Bartleby Bookstore. ... Reference > Usage > William Strunk, Jr. > The Elements of Style...
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Form the possessive singular of nouns with 's. ... red, white, and blue ... William Strunk, Jr. > Usage > The Elements of Style > II. Elementary Rules of Usage...
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www.bartleby.com/141/strunk.html
www.bartleby.com/141/strunk.html
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I was curious about how Strunk and White would formulate the notion of ‘related words’, so I went to check it out. And, I kid you not, this is the formulation of the rule:
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daringfireball.net/linked/2009/03/24/language-log-strun...
daringfireball.net/linked/2009/03/24/language-log-strunk-and-white
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