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If you don't know how to pronounce a word, say it loud!


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...when a sentence is made stronger, it usually becomes shorter. Thus, brevity is a by-product of vigor.

...when a sentence is made stronger, it usually becomes shorter. Thus, brevity is a by-product of vigor.



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.

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.

Make definite assertions. Avoid tame, colorless, hesitating, non-committal language.



To acquire style, begin by affecting none.

To acquire style, begin by affecting none.



None are so fallible as those who are sure they're right.

None are so fallible as those who are sure they're right.



Vigorous writing is concise.

Vigorous writing is concise.



Instead of announcing what you are about to tell is interesting, make it so.

Instead of announcing what you are about to tell is interesting, make it so.



Rich, ornate prose is hard to digest, generally unwholesome, and sometimes nauseating.

Rich, ornate prose is hard to digest, generally unwholesome, and sometimes nauseating.



The approach to style is by way of plainness, simplicity, orderliness, sincerity.

The approach to style is by way of plainness, simplicity, orderliness, sincerity.



A drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts.

A drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts.





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