William Strunk, Jr. Quotes

• Una frase no debe contener palabras innecesarias, un párrafo frases innecesarias, por la misma razón que un dibujo no debe tener líneas innecesarias y una máquina piezas innecesarias.

  William Strunk, Jr.

  Escribir, Debería, Dibujar

  The Elements of Style ch. 2 (1918)

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• ...cuando una frase se hace más fuerte, normalmente se hace más corta. Así pues, la brevedad es un subproducto del vigor.

  William Strunk, Jr.

  Más Fuerte, Vigor, Hecho

  William Strunk Jr., E.B. White (1962). “the Elements of Style”

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

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  Writing, Interesting, Announcing

  William Strunk Jr., E.B. White (1962). “the Elements of Style”

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• Reescribe y revisa. No tengas miedo de aprovechar lo que tienes y cortarlo en tiras ... Escribir bien significa revisar bien.

  William Strunk, Jr.

  Writing, Learning, Mean

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• The surest way to arouse and hold the attention of the reader is by being specific, definitive, and concrete. The greatest writers - Homer, Dante, Shakespeare - are effective largely because they deal in particulars and report the details that matter. Their words call up pictures.

  William Strunk, Jr.

  Writing, Details, Attention

  "The Elements of Style". Book by William Strunk Jr. Chapter II: "Elementary Principles of Composition", 1918.

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

  William Strunk, Jr.

  Simplicity, Style, Orderliness

  william strunk, jr. (1959). “the elements of style”

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• Todo escritor, por la forma en que utiliza el lenguaje, revela algo de su espíritu, sus hábitos, sus capacidades, su sesgo....Evita lo elaborado, lo pretencioso, lo tímido y lo bonito. No se deje tentar por una palabra de veinte dólares cuando tiene a mano una de diez, lista y capaz.

  William Strunk, Jr.

  Cute, Twenties, Dollars

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

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  William Strunk, Jr., E. B. White (1972). “The Elements of Style”

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

  William Strunk, Jr.

  Sometimes, Rich, Prose

  WILLIAM STRUNK, JR. (1959). “THE ELEMENTS OF STYLE”

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• To acquire style, begin by affecting none.

  William Strunk, Jr.

  Style, Acquire

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• No se ha construido el adjetivo que pueda sacar de apuros a un sustantivo débil o inexacto.

  William Strunk, Jr.

  Adjectives, Nouns, Weak

  WILLIAM STRUNK, JR. (1959). “THE ELEMENTS OF STYLE”

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• Remember, it is no sign of weakness or defeat that your manuscript ends up in need of major surgery. This is a common occurrence in all writing, and among the best writers.

  William Strunk, Jr.

  Writing, Weakness, Needs

  WILLIAM STRUNK, JR. (1959). “THE ELEMENTS OF STYLE”

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• Si utiliza un coloquialismo o una palabra o frase de jerga, utilícela sin más; no llame la atención encerrándola entre comillas. Eso es darse aires de superioridad, como si invitara al lector a formar parte de una selecta sociedad de entendidos.

  William Strunk, Jr.

  Air, Quotation Marks, Attention

  WILLIAM STRUNK, JR. (1959). “THE ELEMENTS OF STYLE”

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• It is worse to be irresolute than to be wrong.

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  William Strunk Jr., E.B. White (1962). “the Elements of Style”

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• Rather, very, little, pretty - these are the leeches that infest the pond of prose, sucking the blood of words. The constant use of the adjective little (except to indicate size) is particularly debilitating; we should all try to do a little better, we should all be very watchful of this rule, for it is a rather important one, and we are pretty sure to violate it now and then.

  William Strunk, Jr.

  Blood, Important, Trying

  "The Elements of Style". Book by William Strunk Jr. Chapter V: "An Approach to Style", 1918.

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

  William Strunk, Jr.

  Pronunciation, Loud, Know How

  William Strunk Jr., E.B. White (1962). “the Elements of Style”

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• Vigorous writing is concise.

  William Strunk, Jr.

  Writing, Vigorous, Concise

  The Elements of Style ch. 2 (1918)

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• Avoid fancy words....If you admire fancy words, if every sky is beauteous, every blonde curvaceous, every intelligent child prodigious, if you are tickled by discombobulate, you will have bad time Reminder 14.

  William Strunk, Jr.

  Children, Intelligent, Sky

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• A dash is a mark of separation stronger than a comma, less formal than a colon, and more relaxed than parentheses.

  William Strunk, Jr.

  Stronger, Separation, Formal

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

  William Strunk, Jr.

  Language, Colorless, Assertion

  William Strunk Jr. (2015). “Elements of Style”, p.20, Lulu.com

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• Opinions scattered indiscriminately about leave the mark of egotism.

  William Strunk, Jr.

  Opinion, Mark, Egotism

  William Strunk Jr., E.B. White (1962). “the Elements of Style”

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• To air one's views gratuitously, is to imply that the demand for them is brisk.

  William Strunk, Jr.

  Air, Views, Demand

  William Strunk Jr., E.B. White (1962). “the Elements of Style”

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• Nunca llames estómago a una barriga sin una buena razón.

  William Strunk, Jr.

  Reason, Stomach

  WILLIAM STRUNK, JR. (1959). “THE ELEMENTS OF STYLE”

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• In his Philosophy of Style, Herbert Spencer gives two sentences to illustrate how the vague and general can be turned into the vivid and particular: In proportion as the manners, customs, and amusements of a nation are cruel and barbarous, the regulations of its penal code will be severe. In proportion as men delight in battles, bullfights, and combats of gladiators, will they punish by hanging, burning, and the rack.

  William Strunk, Jr.

  Philosophy, Men, Two

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• In exposition and in argument, the writer must likewise never lose his hold upon the concrete; and even when he is dealing with general principles, he must furnish particular instances of their application.

  William Strunk, Jr.

  Art, Principles, Argument

  William Strunk, Jr. (1972). “The Elements of Style”

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