number of similar ideas, say twenty? Must he write twenty
consecutive sentences of the same pattern? On closer
examination he will probably find that the difficulty is imaginary,
that his twenty ideas can be classified in groups, and that he
need apply the principle only within each group. Otherwise he
had best avoid the difficulty by putting his statements in the form
of a table.
According to Strunk, why should effective
writing be concise?
Obecause writing should involve short sentences
Obecause writing should include few details
because writing should emphasize the positive
Obecause writing should be vigorous