Saturday, March 9, 2019
Daily Dose
From The Elements of Style, by Strunk and White
A SENTENCE
"A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts."
From 17. Omit needless words.
A SENTENCE
"A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts."
From 17. Omit needless words.
Friday, March 8, 2019
Daily Dose
From Catch-22, by Joseph Heller
CAUGHT
"Milo had been caught red-handed in the act of plundering his countrymen, and, as a result, his stock had never been higher."
From Chapter 35, Milo the Militant
CAUGHT
"Milo had been caught red-handed in the act of plundering his countrymen, and, as a result, his stock had never been higher."
From Chapter 35, Milo the Militant
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Thursday, March 7, 2019
Daily Dose
From Through the Looking Glass, by Lewis Carroll
PENCIL
"'My dear! I really must get a thinner pencil. I can't manage this one a bit: it writes all manner of things that I don't intend --'"
From Chapter One
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