Note original and corrections from yesterday.
Then please rewrite and correct the article.
1. The people that attended the gay rights rally said it was one of the most unique events the school has sponsored.
1. The people who attended the gay rights rally said it was an unique school-sponsored event.
2. However, the participants in the rally said the media was annoying when they converged on the speakers with cameras and microphones.
2. However, the participants in the rally said the media was annoying when they converged on the speakers with cameras and microphones.
( correct as written)
3. Some of the speakers felt badly that the crowd became unruly and the organizer said he was embarrassed when some of the participants complained.
3. Some of the speakers felt bad that the crowd became unruly, and the organizer said he was embarrassed when some of the participants complained.
4. Needless to say, next year the rally will be planed better.
4. Next year the rally will be better planned.
5. None of the five students involved in the fracas is going to be punished.
5. None of the five students involved in the fracas is going to be punished. (this was correct.)
6. The first-place award, that was an engraved silver bowl, was received by the class valedictorian.
6. The class valedictorian received the first place award of an engraved silver bowl.
7. The three top restaurnteurs in the city provided food for the banquet, but over 200 people got sick after the event.
7. Over 200 people became sick after the event provided by the three top restaurateurs in the city.
8. The City Board of Health, that investigates such cases, said the food smelled and tasted good, but they are withholding judgement on the illness until the food can be tested.
8. The city board of health, which investigates such cases, is withholding judgment on the illness until the food can be tested.
9. Irregardless, alot of people were laying on the ground, holding their stomachs in pain.
9. Regardless, many people were lying on the ground in pain.
10. The city health inspector wanted to know who he should blame, and he said he was moving towards a solution to the mystery of revealing whose responsible for the food poisoning outbreak.
10. The city health inspector wanted to know whom he should blame, as he moved towards a solution as to who's responsible for the the food poisoning outbreak.
The following poorly written story story would never be accepted for publication. Ignore the wordiness and rewrite it only for grammar and usage errors.
In 1918 William Strunk Jr. produced a little book for his English course at Cornell University, it had a great affect on his students. E.B. White, one the students the professor taught, published the book in 1957. Today the book, that was originally known as "The Little Book," is still having a great effect on writers. Its called The Elements of Style. Like I said, it's still popular, and every writer should have their own copy. It's presently available on the World Wide Web.
Strunk never thougt it was alright to use alot of unnecessary words. One of his famous sayings are "Omit needless words". Between you and I, that advice is still good today, and I feel badly that this story is filled with errors that would of made Strunk cringe. it goes withug saying that Strunk would have been embarassed if i was in his class. None of these sentences are perfect, and if this was the way a student wrote, Strunk would have issued a stern judgemnet. Poor grades were received by students who wrote this badly.
Their is no excuse for writing badly. Strunk might have said. "Vigorous writing is concise", Strunk wrote. The media does not always follow Strunk's advice. He was the most unique teacher of his time. If your anxious to be a good writer, you'll check out his book online.
In 1918 William Strunk Jr. produced a little book for his English course at Cornell University. E.B. White, one of Struck's students, published the book in 1957. Today the book, called "The Elements of Stlye" still affects many writers and authors. It was originally called 'The Little Book' and is currently availiable on the world wide web.
ReplyDeleteStrunk did not like to use unnecessary words. One of his famous sayings was "Omit needless words". Between you and me, that advice is still good today and I feel badly that this story is filled with errors that would have made Strunk cringe. It goes without saying that Strunk would have been embarassed if I was in his class. None of these sentences are perfect, and if one his students wrote like this, Strunk would not be not have been pleased. Students who wrote this poorly recieved bad grades.
Strunk wrote "Vigorous writing is concise". He would probably agree that their is no excuse for writing badly. The media does not always follow Strunk's advice. He was the most unique teacher of his time. If your anxious to be a good writer, you'll check out his book online.
In 1918, William Strunk Jr. Produced "The Little Book," for his english course at Cornell University. It had a effect on his students. E.B. White, one of his students, published the book in 1957. Nowadays, the book, now called "The Elements of Style" continues to have a profound effect on writers. It is currently available on the World Wide Web.
ReplyDeleteStrunk did not believe that it was acceptable to use a lot of words. A famous saying of his is "Omit needless words" This advice is still relevant today, and this story is filled with errors that would have made Strunk cringe.
There is no excuse for writing badly. Another saying of Strunk is, "Vigorous writing is concise" If you're anxious to become a good writer, you must check out this book online.
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ReplyDeleteIn 1918 William Strunk Jr. produced a little book for his English course at Cornell University; it had a great effect on his students. E.B. White, one the students the professor taught, published the book in 1957. Today the book, which was originally known as “The Little Book,” is still having a great effect on writers. It’s called The Elements of Style. It’s still popular, and every writer should have his own copy. It's presently available on the World Wide Web.
ReplyDeleteStrunk never thought it was all right to use many unnecessary words. One of his famous sayings is "Omit needles words". Between you and me, that advice is still good today, and I feel bad that this story is filled with errors that would have made Strunk cringe. Strunk would have been embarrassed if I were in his class. None of these sentences is perfect, and if this were the way a student wrote, Strunk would have issued a stern judgment. Poor grades were received by students who wrote this badly.
There is no excuse for writing badly. Strunk might have said, "Vigorous writing is concise.” The media does not always follow Strunk's advice. He was the unique teacher of his time. If you’re eager to be a good writer, you'll check out his book online.
In 1918 William Strunk Jr. produced a book for his English course at Cornell University. This book had a great affect on his students. The professor’s student, E.B. White, published the book in 1957. The Elements of Style, which was originally known as “The Little Book,” still has a great effect on writers.
ReplyDeleteStrunk believed it was unnecessary to use superfluous words, according to his saying, "Omit needless words." This advice is still good today.
Strunk wrote, “There is no excuse for writing poorly. Vigorous writing is concise.” He was a unique teacher during his time. If you’re eager to be a better writer, his book is presently available on the World Wide Web.
In 1918 William Strunk Jr. produced a book for his English course at Cornell University. This book had a great affect on his students. The professor’s student, E.B. White, published the book in 1957. The Elements of Style, which was originally known as “The Little Book,” still has a great effect on writers.
ReplyDeleteStrunk believed it was unnecessary to use superfluous words, according to his saying, "Omit needless words". This advice is still good today.
“There is no excuse for writing poorly, vigorous writing is concise”, Strunk wrote. He was a unique teacher during his time. If you’re eager to be a better writer, his book is presently available on the World Wide Web.
In 1918 William Strunk Jr. produced a little book for his English course at Cornell University; it had a great effect on his students. E.B. White, one the students the professor taught, published the book in 1957. Today the book, which was originally known as “The Little Book,” is still having a great effect on writers. It’s called The Elements of Style. It’s still popular, and every writer should have his own copy. It's presently available on the World Wide Web.
ReplyDeleteStrunk never thought it was all right to use many unnecessary words. One of his famous sayings is "Omit needles words". Between you and me, that advice is still good today, and I feel bad that this story is filled with errors that would have made Strunk cringe. Strunk would have been embarrassed if I were in his class. None of these sentences is perfect, and if this were the way a student wrote, Strunk would have issued a stern judgment. Poor grades were received by students who wrote this badly.
There is no excuse for writing badly. Strunk might have said, "Vigorous writing is concise.” The media does not always follow Strunk's advice. He was the unique teacher of his time. If you’re eager to be a good writer, you'll check out his book online.
In 1918 William Strunk Jr. produced a book for his English course at Cornell University. This book had a great affect on his students. The professor’s student, E.B. White, published the book in 1957. The Elements of Style, which was originally known as “The Little Book,” still has a great effect on writers.
ReplyDeleteStrunk believed it was unnecessary to use superfluous words, according to his saying, "Omit needless words". This advice is still good today.
Strunk wrote, “There is no excuse for writing poorly. Vigorous writing is concise.” He was a unique teacher during his time. If you’re eager to be a better writer, his book is presently available on the World Wide Web.
In 1918 William Strunk Jr. produced a book for his English course at Cornell University. This book had a great affect on his students. The professor’s student, E.B. White, published the book in 1957. The Elements of Style, which was originally known as “The Little Book,” still has a great effect on writers.
ReplyDeleteStrunk believed it was unnecessary to use superfluous words, according to his saying, "Omit needless words". This advice is still good today.
Strunk wrote, “There is no excuse for writing poorly. Vigorous writing is concise.” He was a unique teacher during his time. If you’re eager to be a better writer, his book is presently available on the World Wide Web.
In 1918 William Strunk Jr. produced a little book for his English course at Cornell University; this book had a great affect on his student E.B. White, one of the many students professor Strunk taught, published his book in 1957. Today the book, which was originally called “The Little Book,” is still having a great effect on writers today. It is called The Elements of Style. Still popular, every writer should have their own copy. It's presently available on the World Wide Web.
ReplyDeleteStrunk never thought you should have many unnecessary words. One of his famous sayings was "Omit needless words". Between you and me, that advice is still good today. I feel bad that this story is filled with errors that would of made Strunk cringe. Strunk would have been embarrassed if I attended his class. None of these sentences is perfect, but if this were the way a student wrote, Strunk would have issued a stern judgment. Poor grades would have been received by students who wrote this badly.
Is there no excuse for writing badly? Strunk might have said. "Vigorous writing is concise." The media sadly does not always follow Strunk's advice. He was a unique teacher of his time. If you are anxious to be a good writer, you'll check out his book online.
In 1918 William Strunk Jr. produced a little book for his English course at Cornell University; it had a great effect on his students. E.B. White, one of the students the professor taught, published the book in 1957. Today the book, which was originally known as “The Little Book,” is still having a great affect on writers. It’s called The Elements of Style. AS I stated before, it's still popular, and every writer should have their own copy. It's presently available on the World Wide Web.
ReplyDeleteStrunk never thought it was acceptable to use lots of unnecessary words. One of his famous sayings is "exclude needless words". Between you and me, that advice is still good today. I feel badly that this story is filled with errors that would have made Strunk cringe. It goes without saying that Strunk would have been embarrassed if I were in his class. None of these sentences are perfect, and if this was the way a student wrote, Strunk would have issued a stern judgment. Poor grades were received by students who wrote this badly.
There are no excuses for writing poorly. Strunk might have said "Vigorous writing is concise", Strunk wrote. The media does not always follow Strunk's advice. He was the most unique teacher of his time. If your eager to be a good writer, his book is online.
In 1918 William Strunk Jr. produced a book for his English course at Cornell University, it had a great affect on his students. E.B. White, a student the professor taught, published the book in 1957. Today the book, originally known as "The Little Book," is still having a great affect on writers. It’s called The Elements of Style. Like I said, “it's still popular,” and every writer should have their own copy. It's presently available on the World Wide Web.
ReplyDeleteStrunk thought it was unnecessary to use superfluous words. One of his famous sayings is "Omit needless words". Students who wrote this poorly would have received poor grades.
Strunk might have said, "Vigorous writing is concise.” The media does not always follow Strunk's advice. He was a unique teacher of his time. If you’re eager to be a good writer, you should check out his book online.
In 1918 William Strunk Jr. produced a small book for his English course at Cornell University. It had a great effect on his students. E.B. White, one the students that the professor taught, published the book in 1957. Today the book, which was originally known as “The Little Book”, still has a great effect on writers. It’s called “The Elements of Style”. It's still popular, and every writer should have their own copy. It's presently available on the World Wide Web.
ReplyDeleteStrunk never thought it was alright to use unnecessary words. One of his famous sayings was “Omit needless words”. This advice is still good today, and I feel that this story would have made Strunk cringe. None of these sentences are perfect, and if a student wrote this way, Strunk would have given a stern judgment. Poor grades were given to students that wrote badly.
Their is no excuse for writing badly, Strunk might have said. “Vigorous writing is concise", Strunk wrote. The media does not always follow Strunk's advice. He was a unique teacher of his time. If you’re eager to be a good writer you should look up his work online.
In 1918 William Strunk Jr. produced a little book for his English course at Cornell University; it had a great affect on his students. E.B. White, one the professor’s students, published the book in 1957. Today the book that was originally known as "The Little Book”, is still having a great effect on writers. It’s called “The Elements of Style”. The book is still popular, and all writers should have their own copy. It's presently available on the World Wide Web.
ReplyDeleteStrunk never thought it was all right to use many unnecessary words. One of his famous sayings was "Omit needless words". Between you and me, that advice is still good today, and I feel bad that this story is filled with errors that would have made Strunk cringe. Strunk would have been embarrassed if I were in his class. None of these sentences is perfect, and if this were the way a student wrote, Strunk would have issued a stern judgment. Poor grades were received by students who wrote this badly.
There is no excuse for writing badly. Strunk may have said "Vigorous writing is concise", Strunk wrote. The media does not always follow Strunk's advice. He was an unique teacher of his time. If you’re anxious to be a good writer, you should check out his book online.
In 1918 William Strunk Jr. produced a little book for his English course at Cornell University which had a great effect on his students. E.B. White, one the students the professor taught, published the book in 1957. Today the book, which was originally known as “The Little Book,” is still having a great effect on writers. It’s called “The Elements of Style”. It's still popular and every writer should have their own copy. It's presently available on the World Wide Web.
ReplyDeleteStrunk never thought it was all right to use a lot of unnecessary words. One of his famous sayings is, "Omit needless words". Between you and me, that advice is still good today. I feel bad that this story is filled with errors that would of made Strunk cringe. Strunk would have been embarrassed if I were in his class. None of these sentences are perfect, and if this were the way a student wrote, Strunk would have issued a stern judgment. Poor grades were received by students who wrote this badly.
There is no excuse for writing badly. Strunk might have said, "Vigorous writing is concise." Strunk wrote. The media does not always follow Strunk's advice. He was a unique teacher of his time. If you are eager to be a good writer, you'll check out his book online.
In 1918 William Strunk Jr. produced a little book for his English course at Cornell University; it had a great affect on his students. E.B. White, one the students that the professor had taught, published the book in 1957. Today the book, which was originally known as “The Little Book,” is still having a great effect on writers. It’s now called The Elements of Style. Like I said, it's still popular, and every writer should have their own copy. It's presently available on the World Wide Web.
ReplyDeleteStrunk never thought it was alright to use a lot of unnecessary words. One of his famous sayings is "Omit needless words". Between you and I, that advice is still good today. I feel badly that this story is filled with errors that would have made Strunk cringe. It goes without saying that Strunk would have been embarrassed if I was in his class. None of these sentences are perfect, and if this was the way a student wrote, Strunk would have issued a stern judgment. Poor grades were received by students who wrote this badly.
There is no excuse for writing badly, Strunk might have said. "Vigorous writing is concise," Strunk wrote. The media does not always follow Strunk's advice. He was the most unique teacher of his time. If you’re anxious to be a good writer, you'll check out his book online.
In 1918, William Strunk Jr. produced a little book for his English course at Cornell University. It had a great affect on his students. E.B. White, one the students the professor taught, published the book in 1957. Today, the book, which was originally known as “The Little Book,” is still having a great effect on writers. It’s called The Elements of Style. The book is still popular, and every writer should have their own copy. It is available on the World Wide Web.
ReplyDeleteStrunk never thought it was alright to use a lot of unnecessary words. One of his famous sayings is "Omit needless words". Between you and I, that advice is still good today, and I feel bad that this story is filled with errors that would have made Strunk cringe. It goes without saying that Strunk would have been embarrassed if I was in his class. None of these sentences are perfect, and if this was the way a student wrote, Strunk would have issued a stern judgment. Poor grades were received by students who wrote this bad.
There is no excuse for writing bad. Strunk might have said, "Vigorous writing is concise". The media does not always follow his advice. He was the most unique teacher of his time. If you’re anxious to write well, you'll check out his book online.
Chynna Colbert
ReplyDeleteIn 1918 William Strunk Jr. produced a small book for his English course at Cornell University which had a great effect on his students. E.B. White, who was one of the students that the professor taught, published the book in 1957. Today the book that was originally known as, “The Little Book is still having a great effect on writers. It’s called “The Elements of Style.” It's still popular, and every writer has his own copy.” It's presently available on the World Wide Web.
Strunk never thought it was all right to use many of unnecessary words. One of his famous sayings is "Omit needless words.” That advice is still good today, and I feel bad that this story is filled with errors that would have made Strunk cringe. Strunk would have been embarrassed if I were in his class. None of the sentences is perfect, and if this were the way a student wrote it, Strunk would have issued a stern argument. Students who wrote badly received poor grades.
There is no excuse for writing badly. Strunk might have said, "Vigorous writing is concise". The media does not always follow Strunk's advice. He was an unique teacher of his time. If you are looking forward to being a good writer, you'll check out his book online.
In 1918 William Strunk Jr. produced a little book for his English course at Cornell University; it had a great affect on his students. E.B. White, one the students the professor taught, published the book in 1957. The book was originally known as “The Little Book,” is still having a great effect on writers; it’s now called “The Elements of Style”. Like I said, it's still popular, and every writer should own his or her own copy. It's presently available on the World Wide Web.
ReplyDeleteStrunk thought it was never all right to use many unnecessary words. One of his famous sayings is, "Omit words”. Between you and me, that advice is still good today, and I feel bad that this story is filled with errors that would have made Strunk cringe. Strunk would have been embarrassed if I were in his class. None of these sentences is perfect, and if this were the way a student wrote, Strunk would have issued a stern judgment. Poor grades were received by students who wrote this badly.
There is no excuse for writing badly. Strunk might have said. "Vigorous writing is concise", Strunk wrote. The media does not always follow Strunk's advice. He was an unique teacher of his time. If you were eager to be a good writer, you should check out his book online.
In 1918, William Strunk Jr. produced a little book, for his English course, at Cornell University. It had a great effect on his students. E.B. White, one the students the professor taught, published the book in 1957. Today the book, that was originally known as, "The Little Book," is still having a great affect on writers. It's called The Elements of Style. Like I said, "It's still popular, and every writer should have their own copy." It's presently available on the World Wide Web.
ReplyDeleteStrunk never thought it was all right to use a lot of unnecessary words. One of his famous sayings is, "Omit needless words." Between you and me, that advice is still good today, and I feel badly that this story is filled with errors that would have made Strunk cringe. Strunk would have been embarrassed if I were in his class; none of these sentences are perfect, and if this was the way a student wrote, Strunk would have issued a stern judgment. Poor grades were received by students who wrote this bad.
"There is no excuse for writing bad," Strunk might have said. "Vigorous writing is concise", Strunk wrote. The media does not always follow Strunk's advice. He was the unique teacher of his time. If you're eager to be a good writer, you'll check out his book online.
In 1918, William Strunk Jr. produced a little book for his English course at Cornell University. It had a great effect on his students. E.B. White, a student of the professor, published the book in 1957. Today the book, which was originally known as "The Little Book", is still having a great effect on writers. It’s called The Elements of Style. All writers should have their own copy. It's presently available on the World Wide Web.
ReplyDeleteOne of Strunk’s famous sayings is "Omit needless words." That advice is still relevant today. I feel bad that this story is filled with errors that would have made Strunk cringe. Strunk would have been embarrassed if I were in his class. None of these sentences is perfect, and if this were the way a student wrote, Strunk would have issued a stern judgment. Students who wrote this badly received very poor grades.
There is no excuse for writing badly. "Vigorous writing is concise," Strunk wrote. The media does not always follow Strunk's advice. He was a unique teacher of his time. If you’re eager to be a good writer, you should check out his book online.
In 1918 William Strunk Jr. produced a little book for his English course at Cornell University; it had a great effect on his students. E.B. White, one the students who the professor taught, published the book in 1957. It’s called The Elements of Style. Today the book, which was originally known as “The Little Book,” has a great affect on writers. It's popular and all writers should have their own copy. It's currently available on the World Wide Web.
ReplyDeleteStrunk said it was never right to use unnecessary words. Between you and me, that advice is still good today. I felt badly that this story is filled with errors that would have made Strunk cringe. Strunk would have been embarrassed if I were in his class. None of the sentences are perfect. If the students wrote this way, they would have received a stern judgment. Students, who wrote poorly, received bad grades.
There is no excuse for writing bad. Strunk might have said, "Vigorous writing is concise.” The media does not always follow Strunk's advice. He was most unique. If you’re eager to be a good writer, you'll check out his book online.
In 1918 William Strunk Jr. produced a little book for his English course at Cornell University; it had a great effect on his students. E.B. White, one the students who the professor taught, published the book in 1957. It’s called The Elements of Style. Today the book, which was originally known as “The Little Book,” has a great affect on writers. It’s popular and all writers should have their own copy. It's currently available on the World Wide Web.
ReplyDeleteStrunk said that it was never right to use unnecessary words. Between you and me, that advice is still good today. I felt badly that this story is filled with errors that would have made Strunk cringe. Strunk would have been embarrassed if I were in his class. None of the sentences are perfect. If students wrote this way, they would have issued a stern judgment. Students, who wrote poorly, received poor grades.
There is no excuse for writing bad. Strunk might have said, "Vigorous writing is concise." The media does not always follow Strunk's advice. He was most unique teacher. If you’re eager to be a good writer, you'll check out his book online.
In 1918 William Strunk Jr. produced a little book for his English course at Cornell University; it had a great effect on his students. E.B. White, one of the students the professor taught, published the book in 1957. Today the book that was originally known as "The Little Book," is still having a great effect on writers. It’s called The Elements of Style. As I said, it's still popular, and each writer should have their own copy. It's currently available on the World Wide Web.
ReplyDeleteStrunk never thought it was all right to use many unnecessary words. One of his famous sayings is "Omit needless words". That advice is still good today, and I feel bad that this story is filled with errors which would have made Strunk cringe. Strunk would have been embarrassed if I were in his class. None of these sentences is perfect, and if this were the way a student wrote, Strunk would have issued a stern judgment. Students who wrote this badly received poor grades.
There is no excuse for writing badly, Strunk might have said. "Vigorous writing is concise." The media does not always follow Strunk's advice. He was the unique teacher of his time. If you’re eager to be a good writer, you'll check out his book online.
emily says:
ReplyDeleteIn 1918 William Strunk Jr. produced a little book for his English course at Cornell University; it had a great effect on his students. E.B. White, one the students the professor taught, published the book in 1957. Today the book, which was originally known as “The Little Book,” is still having a positive effect on writers. It’s called The Elements of Style. The book is still popular, and every writer should own his own copy. It's presently available on the World Wide Web.
Strunk never believed in the use of too many unnecessary words. One of his famous sayings was, "Omit needless words." Between you and me, that advice is still good today, and I feel bad that this story is filled with errors that would have made Strunk cringe. Strunk would have been embarrassed if I were in his class. None of the sentences is perfect, and if this were the way a student wrote, Strunk would have issued a stern judgment. Students who wrote badly received poor grades.
There is no excuse for bad writing. Strunk would have said. "Vigorous writing is concise." The media does not always follow Strunk's advice, but he was one of the best teachers of his time. If you’re eager to become a good writer, you'll check out his book online.
In 1918, William Strunk Jr. produced a little book for his English course at Cornell University. This book had a great effect on his students. E.B. White, one the students the professor taught, published the book in 1957. It used to be called The Little Book. Now called "The Element of Style", it's still having a great effect on writers. As I said, it's still popular, and each writer should have their own copy. It's presently available on the World Wide Web.
ReplyDeleteStrunk never thought it was all right to use unnecessary words. One of his famous sayings are, "Omit needless words." Between you and me, his advice is still good today, and I feel bad this story is filled with errors which would of made Strunk cringe. Strunk would have been embarrassed if I was in his class. Not one of these sentences are perfect, and if this was the way a student wrote, Strunk would have issued a stern judgmnet. Poor grades are received by students who write poorly.
There is no excuse for writing poorly. Strunk said, "Vigorous writing is concise." The media doesn't always follow Strunk's advice. He was an unique teacher of his time. If your eager to be a good writer, you'll check out his book online.
In 1918 William Strunk Jr. produced a little book for his English course at Cornell University, which had a great effect on his students. E.B White, one of the students that the professor taught, published the book in 1957. Today the book, originally known as “The Little Book”, still has a great effect on writers. It’s called The Elements of Style. Every writer should have their own copy. It’s presently available on the world-wide web.
ReplyDeleteStrunk never thought it was all right to use a lot of unnecessary words. One of his famous sayings is “omit needless words”. Between you and me, that advice is still good today, and I feel bad that this story is full of errors that would have made Strunk cringe. It goes without saying that Strunk would have been embarrassed if I were in his class. None of these sentences are perfect, and if this were the way a student wrote, Strunk would have issued a stern judgment. Students who wrote this badly received poor grades.
“There is no excuse for bad writing”, Strunk might have said. He wrote, “Vigorous writing is concise”. The media does not always follow Strunk’s advice. He was a unique of his time. If you’re anxious to be a good writer, you should check out his book online.
In 1918 William Strunk Jr. produced a book for his English course at Cornell University. This book had a great affect on his students. The professor’s student, E.B. White, published the book in 1957. The Elements of Style, which was originally known as “The Little Book,” still has a great effect on writers.
ReplyDeleteStrunk believed it was unnecessary to use superfluous words, according to his saying, "Omit needless words". This advice is still good today.
Strunk wrote, “There is no excuse for writing poorly. Vigorous writing is concise.” He was a unique teacher during his time. If you’re eager to be a better writer, his book is presently available on the World Wide Web.
In 1918 William Strunk Jr. produced a little book for his English course at Cornell University, which had a great effect on his students. E.B White, one of the students that the professor taught, published the book in 1957. Today the book, originally known as “The Little Book”, still has a great effect on writers. It’s called The Elements of Style. Every writer should have their own copy. It’s presently available on the world-wide web.
ReplyDeleteStrunk never thought it was acceptable to use lots of unnecessary words. One of his famous sayings is "exclude needless words". Between you and me, that advice is still good today. I feel badly that this story is filled with errors that would have made Strunk cringe. It goes without saying that Strunk would have been embarrassed if I were in his class. None of these sentences are perfect, and if this was the way a student wrote, Strunk would have issued a stern judgment. Poor grades were received by students who wrote this badly.
There is no excuse for writing poorly. Strunk said, "Vigorous writing is concise." The media doesn't always follow Strunk's advice. He was an unique teacher of his time. If your eager to be a good writer, you'll check out his book online.
In 1918 William Strunk Jr. produced a little book for his English course at Cornell University. It had a great effect on his students. E.B. White, a student the professor taught, published the book in 1957. Today, the book, which was originally known as "The Little Book," is still having a great effect on writers. It’s called The Elements of Style. As I said, it's still popular, and every writer should have their own copy. It's presently available on the World Wide Web.
ReplyDeleteStrunk never thought it was all right to use many unnecessary words. One of his famous sayings is "Omit needless words.” Between you and me, that advice is still good today, and I feel bad that this story is filled with errors that would of made Strunk cringe. Strunk would have been embarrassed if I were in his class. These sentences are not perfect, and if this was the way a student wrote, Strunk would have issued a stern judgment. Students who wrote badly received poor grades.
There is no excuse for writing badly. Strunk might have said, "Vigorous writing is concise.” The media does not always follow Strunk's advice. He was the most unique teacher of his time. If you’re eager to be a good writer, you'll check out his book online.
In 1918 William Strunk Jr. produced a little book for his English course at Cornell University, it had a great effect on his students. E.B. White, a students that the professor taught, published the book in 1957. Today the book, which was originally known as "The Little Book," is still having a great effect on writers. It’s called The Elements of Style. As I said, it's still popular, and every writer should have their own copy. It's presently available on the World Wide Web.
ReplyDeleteStrunk never thought it was all right to use many unnecessary words. One of his famous sayings is "Omit needless words." Between you and me, that advice is still good today, and I feel bad that this story is filled with errors that would of made Strunk cringe. Strunk would have been embarrassed if I were in his class. These sentences are not perfect, and if this was the way a student wrote, Strunk would have issued a stern judgment. Students who wrote badly received poor grades.
There is no excuse for writing badly. Strunk might have said, "Vigorous writing is concise.” The media does not always follow Strunk's advice. He was the most unique teacher of his time. If you’re eager to be a good writer, you'll check out his book online.
In 1918 William Strunk Jr. produced "The Little Book" for his English course at Cornell University which had a great affect on his students. E.B. White, one of the students the professor taught, published the book in 1957. Today the book, that was originally known as "The Little Book," is still having a great affect on writers. Its called "The Elements of Style". "Like I said, it's still popular, and every writer should have their own copy. It's presently available on the World Wide Web. "
ReplyDeleteStrunk never thougt it was alright to use a lot of unnecessary words. One of his famous sayings are "Omit needless words". Between you and I, that advice is still good today, and I feel bad that this story is filled with errors that would of made Strunk cringe. it goes without saying that Strunk would have been embarassed if i was in his class. None of these sentences are perfect, and if this was the way a student wrote, Strunk would have issued a stern judgmnet. Students that wrote bad recieved poor grades.
Their is no excuse for writing bad. Strunk might have said. "Vigorous writing is concise", Strunk wrote. The media does not always follow Strunk's advice. He was the most unique teacher of his time. If your anxious to be a good writer, you'll check out his book online.
In 1918 William Strunk Jr. produced a little book for his English course at Cornell University, it had a great affect on his students. E.B. White, one student that the professor taught, published the book in 1957. Today the book, originally known as “The Little Book,” is still having a great effect on writers. It is called The Elements of Style. It is still popular, and in my opinion, writers should have their own copy. It's presently available on the World Wide Web.
ReplyDeleteStrunk never thought it was all right to use a lot of unnecessary words. One of his famous sayings is "Omit needless words.” Between you and I, that advice is still good today, and I feel badly that this story is filled with errors that would have made Strunk cringe. It goes with out saying that Strunk would have been embarrassed if I were in his class. None of these sentences are perfect, and if this was the way a student wrote, Strunk would have issued a stern judgment. Students wrote badly received poor grades.
Strunk may have said that there is no excuse for writing badly. “Vigorous writing is concise,” Strunk wrote. The media, however, does not always follow Strunk's advice. Strunk was a unique teacher of his time. If you want to be a good writer, you will undoubtedly take a look at his book online.
In 1918, William Strunk Jr. produced a book for his English course at Cornell University. It had a great effect on his students. E.B. White, a the students of Strunk, published the book in 1957. Today, the book that was originally known as "The Little Book," still has a great effect on writers. It is now called "The Elements of Style." As previously stated, the book is still popular, and every writer should have their own copy of it. It is currently available on the World Wide Web.
ReplyDeleteStrunk never thougt it was all right to use unnecessary words. One of his famous sayings are "Omit needless words". Between you and I, that advice is still good today, and I feel bad that this story is filled with errors that would make Strunk cringe. It goes without saying that Strunk would have been embarassed if I were in his class. None of these sentences are perfect, and if this were the way a student wrote, Strunk would have issued a stern judgemnet. Poor grades would be received by students who wrote this poorly.
There is no excuse for writing badly. Strunk wrote,"Vigorous writing is concise." The media chooses not to all ways follow Strunk's advice. He was the most unique teacher of his time. If your anxious to be a good writer, you should check out his book online.
In 1918 William Strunk Jr. produced a little book for his English course at Cornell University that had a great effect on his students. E.B. White, one of the professor’s former students, published the book in 1957. Today what was originally known as “The Little Book” is still having a great effect on writers. It’s called The Elements of Style. As I said, it's still popular, and writers should have their own copy. It's presently available on the World Wide Web.
ReplyDeleteStrunk never thought it was all right to use many unnecessary words. One of his famous sayings was, "Omit needless words". Between you and me, that advice is still good today. I feel bad that this story is filled with errors that would have made Strunk cringe. Strunk would have been embarrassed if I were in his class. None of these sentences are perfect, and if this was the way a student wrote, Strunk would have issued a stern judgment. Students who wrote this bad received poor grades.
Strunk might have said, “there is no excuse for bad writing, vigorous writing is concise”. However, the media don’t always follow his advice. He was a unique teacher of his time, and if you’re eager to be a good writer, you should check out his book online.
In 1918, William Strunk Jr. produced a book for his English course at Cornell University, which had a great effect on his students. E.B. White, one of his students, published the book in 1957. Today the book, originally known as "The Little Book," still has a great effect on writers. It's called "The Elements of Style." It's still popular, and every writer should have their own copy. It's presently available on the World Wide Web.
ReplyDeleteStrunk never thought it was all right to use a lot of unnecessary words. One of his famous sayings is "Omit needless words." This advice is still good today, and I feel bad that this story is filled with errors that would have made Strunk cringe. Strunk would have been embarrassed if I was in his class. Not one of these sentences is perfect; if this was the way a student wrote, Strunk would have issued a stern punishment. Poor grades were given to students who wrote this badly.
Strunk might have said there is no excuse for writing badly. "Vigorous writing is concise," Strunk wrote. The media does not always follow Strunk's advice. He was a unique teacher of his time. If you're eager to be a good writer, you should check out his book online.
In 1918 William Strunk Jr. produced a textbook for his English course at Cornell University that had a great affect on his students. E.B. White, one of the professor’s students, published the book in 1957. Today The Elements of Style, which was originally known as “The Little Book,” still has a great effect on writers. “It's still popular, and every writer should have their own copy. It's presently available on the World Wide Web.”
ReplyDeleteStrunk disapproved of unnecessary words. One of his most famous sayings was "Omit needless words". This advice is still good today. This story is filled with errors that would of made Strunk cringe. Strunk would have been embarrassed if I were in his class and would have issued me a stern judgment. Students who wrote this badly received poor grades.
There is no excuse for writing badly. Strunk once said, “Vigorous writing is concise,” advice the media does not always follow. Strunk was a unique teacher of his time. If you want to be a good writer, you should check out his book online
In 1918, William Strunk Jr. produced a little book for his English course at Cornell University that had a great affect on his students. E.B. White, one of his students, published the book in 1957. Today the book, originally known as "The Little Book," is still having a great effect on writers. It is called “The Elements of Style”. It's still popular, and every writer should own a copy. It is currently available on the World Wide Web.
ReplyDeleteStrunk did not believe it was acceptable to use unnecessary words. One of his famous sayings is: "Omit needless words". This advice is still good today, and I feel bad that this story is filled with errors that Strunk would disapprove of. He would have been embarrassed if I were in his class. Not one of these sentences is perfect, and if a student wrote this way, Strunk would be very dissatisfied. Students who wrote this poorly received low grades.
There is no excuse for bad grammar. Strunk might have said, "Vigorous writing is concise.” The media does not always follow Strunk's advice. He was a unique teacher of his time. If you’re eager to write skillfully, you'll check out his book online.
In 1918 William Strunk Jr. produced a very influential “little book” for his English course at Cornell University. The book was published in 1957 by one of the professor’s students, E.B. White. The Book was originally known as "The Little Book," but is now known as The Elements of Style. It is a popular book and is presently available on the World Wide Web.
ReplyDeleteStrunk did not use unnecessary words. One of his famous sayings were, "Omit needless words", and in my opinion this advice is still good today. Strunk would have been embarrassed if I had been in his class. Had Strunk’s students composed these sentences, their grades would have been very bad.
There is no excuse for writing badly. Strunk once said,"Vigorous writing is concise", advice the media does not always follow. He was an unique teacher during his time and his books are available online.
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ReplyDeleteIn 1918, William Strunk Jr. wrote a book for his English course at Cornell University and it had a great affect on his students. E.B. White, one of his students published the book in 1957. Today the book that was originally known as "The Little Book," is still having a great effect on writers. It’s called “The Elements of Style.” It's still popular and every writer should have his or her own copy.
Strunk never thought it was all right to use a lot of unnecessary words. One of his famous sayings is, "Omit needless words. “ Between us, that advice is still good today, and I feel bad that this story is filled with errors. Strung would have been embarrassed if I was in his class. None of these sentences are perfect, and if this was the way a student wrote, Strunk would have issued a stern judgment. Students who wrote this badly received poor grades.
There is no excuse for writing badly. Strunk might have said, "Vigorous writing is concise.” The media does not always follow Strunk's advice. He was the most unique teacher of his time. If you’re eager to be a good writer, you'll check out his book online.
In 1918, William Strunk Jr. wrote a book for his English course at Cornell University and it had a great affect on his students. E.B. White, one his student’s, published the book in 1957. Today the book, originally known as "The Little Book," is still having a great effect on writers. It’s called “The Elements of Style.” It's still popular and every writer should have his or her own copy.
ReplyDeleteStrunk never thought it was all right to use a lot of unnecessary words. One of his famous sayings is "Omit needless words." Between us, that advice is still good today, and I feel bad that this story is filled with errors. Strunk would have been embarrassed if I were in his class. None of these sentences are perfect, but if this was the way a student wrote, Strunk would have issued a stern judgment. Students who wrote this badly received poor grades.
There is no excuse for writing badly. Strunk might have said, "Vigorous writing is concise.” The media does not always follow Strunk's advice. He was the most unique teacher of his time. If you are eager to be a good writer, you'll check out his book online.
In 1918 William Strnk jr. produced a little book for his English course at Cornell University. It had a great effect on his students. E.B. White, (one of the students He taught) published the book in 1957. Today the book that was originally known as "the little book" is still having a great affect on writers. It's called " Elements of style". It's still popular, every writer should have there own copy. It's presently available on the web.
ReplyDeleteA poorly written story such as the following will never be accepted for publication. Ignore the wordiness, rewrite it but focus mainly on the grammar and usage errors.
ReplyDeleteIn 1918 William Strunk Jr. produced a small book that had great effects on the students taking his English course at Cornell University. E.B. White, one the students the professor taught, published the book in 1957. Strunk’s piece known as “The Little Book”, is still affecting modern writers. Its called The Elements of Style. Like I said, it's still popular, and every writer should have their own copy. It's presently available on the World Wide Web.
Strunk was not very fond of literature that obtained unnecessary words. His most famous quote is, “Omit needless words”. The advice he offered is still accurate today. I feel bad because this story is filled with errors that would make Strunk cringe. He would probably feel embarrassed if I were one of his students. None of these sentences are perfect and if presented to Strunk by one of his students, it would result in that student’s poor grade.
There is no excuse for writing poorly. Strunk once said, “Vigorous writing is concise”. The modern media does not always follow Strunk’s advice. He was the most unique teacher of his time. If you’re eager to become a good writer, you should check his book out online.