American - Writer | July 1, 1869 - September 26, 1946
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.
William Strunk, Jr.
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Make definite assertions. Avoid tame, colorless, hesitating, non-committal language.
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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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It is worse to be irresolute than to be wrong.
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Vigorous writing is concise.
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Omit needless words.
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