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William Strunk, Jr. Quotes
Page 1 of 1William Strunk, Jr.
July 1, 1869 - September 26, 1946
Nationality: American
Category: Writer
Subcategory: American Writer
|  It is worse to be irresolute than to be wrong. | | 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. | | 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. | | Make definite assertions. Avoid tame, colorless, hesitating, non-committal language. | | If you don't know how to pronounce a word, say it loud! | | Vigorous writing is concise. | | Omit needless words. |
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