It's the little things... like Strunk and White
21/52 I can't tell you how many times I think about this book. Years and years ago a teacher recommended I read The Elements of Style and it made a huge impression on me. One of the biggest take-aways for me is to be concise. I don't do much writing any more but when I do I love looking for unnecessary words I can get rid of. I also love looking at examples in the book of incorrectly written sentences and trying to guess a better way to write them before looking at the "answer". I was reading this book in bed the other night and realized I might be the only person in the world who thinks of reading Strunk and White as one of those little things...
Two thoughts:
1. I think of this book as Strunk and White - not The Elements of Style - not sure why... maybe because a larger font is used for the authors' names than for the title.
2. I realize I have now set myself up for a wee bit of self-consciousness and embarrassment about my writing on Flickr. Hmmm. Maybe this is one of those little things best kept to myself.
It's the little things... like Strunk and White
21/52 I can't tell you how many times I think about this book. Years and years ago a teacher recommended I read The Elements of Style and it made a huge impression on me. One of the biggest take-aways for me is to be concise. I don't do much writing any more but when I do I love looking for unnecessary words I can get rid of. I also love looking at examples in the book of incorrectly written sentences and trying to guess a better way to write them before looking at the "answer". I was reading this book in bed the other night and realized I might be the only person in the world who thinks of reading Strunk and White as one of those little things...
Two thoughts:
1. I think of this book as Strunk and White - not The Elements of Style - not sure why... maybe because a larger font is used for the authors' names than for the title.
2. I realize I have now set myself up for a wee bit of self-consciousness and embarrassment about my writing on Flickr. Hmmm. Maybe this is one of those little things best kept to myself.