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«Vigorous writing is concise. 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.»
Author: William Strunk, Jr.
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«If you don't know how to pronounce a word, say it loud!»
«Omit needless words.»
«Vigorous writing is concise.»
Author: William Strunk, Jr.
«It is worse to be irresolute than to be wrong.»
Author: William Strunk, Jr.
«Make definite assertions. Avoid tame, colorless, hesitating, non-committal language.»
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