April 24, 2009, 6:25 pm
Happy Birthday, Strunk and White!
By The Editors
(Photo: Kevin Rivoli/Associated Press) E.B.White’s original typewriter and manuscript are pictured with William
Strunk Jr.’s original version and the 1959 edition of “The Elements of
Style.”
“The Elements of Style” by William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White has been released in a 50th anniversary edition.
Prized for its focus on clear, concise language, this famous “little
book” has been a source of guidance for writers, copy editors and
college students for half a century.
But are its rules the be all and end all of writing?
- Geoffrey K. Pullum, professor of linguistics
- Patricia T. O’Conner, grammarphobia.com
- Stephen Dodson, languagehat.com
- Ben Yagoda, professor of English
- Mignon Fogarty, Grammar Girl
