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If a conjunction is inserted, the proper mark is a comma.
William Strunk JR. and E.B. White • The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition
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I’ll tell you. I want you to write simple sentences—subject, verb, object. I want you to use concrete words that convey exact meanings.
Charles Willeford • Miami Blues (Hoke Moseley Detective Series Book 1)
In high school I had to study William Strunk’s classic The Elements of Style. Strunk’s most incisive command was “Omit needless words.” In business, and other organizations, the parallel is “Omit needless activities.”
Richard Rumelt • The Crux: How Leaders Become Strategists
i. Never use a metaphor, simile or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print, ii. Never use a long word where a short one will do. iii. If it is possible to cut a word out, always cut it out. iv. Never use the passive where you can use the active. v. Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word or a jargon word if you can think
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Clear writing is the logical arrangement of thought; a scientist who thinks clearly can write as well as the best writer.
William Zinsser • Writing to Learn: How to Write - and Think - Clearly About Any Subject at All
The second suggestion Vonnegut makes in “How to Write with Style” is “Do not ramble.” I won’t, as he said he wouldn’t, “ramble on about that.” The third is “Keep it simple.”