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A. Scott Berg • Max Perkins: Editor of Genius
Use a dash to set off an abrupt break or interruption and to announce a long appositive or summary.
William Strunk JR. and E.B. White • The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition
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Joe Maceda • 1 card
A comma is preferable when the clauses are very short and alike in form, or when the tone of the sentence is easy and conversational.
William Strunk JR. and E.B. White • The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition
1Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print. 2Never use a long word where a short one will do. 3If it is possible to cut a word out, always cut it out. 4Never use the passive where you can use the active. 5Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word, or a jargon word if you can think of an everyd
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“Grammar is a fence that keeps the cows of chaos from trampling the flower bed of prose.”
—Benjamin Dreyer
Most first drafts can be cut by 50 percent without losing any information or losing the author’s voice.
William Zinsser • On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: An Informal Guide to Writing Nonfiction
You can develop the same eye. Look for the clutter in your writing and prune it ruthlessly. Be grateful for everything you can throw away. Reexamine each sentence you put on paper. Is every word doing new work? Can any thought be expressed with more economy? Is anything pompous or pretentious or faddish? Are you hanging on to something useless just
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