{"id":274,"date":"2009-03-21T22:46:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-21T22:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/davetraynor.com\/wp2\/2009\/03\/21\/elements-of-style-is-50-years-old\/"},"modified":"2016-10-29T05:49:26","modified_gmt":"2016-10-29T05:49:26","slug":"elements-of-style-is-50-years-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davetraynor.com\/wp2\/2009\/03\/21\/elements-of-style-is-50-years-old\/","title":{"rendered":"Elements of Style is 50 years old"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lh3.ggpht.com\/_plNK-YE-FJo\/ScVt3ipnrSI\/AAAAAAAAAYI\/Exbhl-gCNNw\/elements-ms.jpg?resize=100%2C162\" alt=\"elements-ms.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"100\" height=\"162\" align=\"right\" \/>There aren&#8217;t a lot of reference books that I&#8217;d consider wishing Happy Birthday too. But Strunk &#038; White&#8217;s classic &#8220;Elements of Style&#8221; is one that I&#8217;m happy to include in that list.<\/p>\n<p>This from the Associated Press:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) _ History&#8217;s famous word collaborators include Gilbert and Sullivan, Lennon and McCartney, Woodward and Bernstein. <\/p>\n<p>But while those pairs were contemporaries, William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White worked four decades apart, yet the little known turn-of-the-century Cornell University English professor and his universally famous student produced a classic that has become one America&#8217;s most influential and best-known guides on grammar and usage. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Strunk and White&#8217;s The Elements of Style&#8221; has sold more than 10 million copies since its initial publication in April 1959. Its present-day publisher, Longman Publishers, has put out a special black leather-bound, gold-embossed edition in tribute of the 50th anniversary. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>-You can read the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsday.com\/news\/local\/wire\/newyork\/ny-bc-ny--goldenstrunkampwhit0320mar20,0,4092190.story\">whole story here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And if you want a bit more background on the book, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Elements_of_style\">here&#8217;s a Wikipedia article about it.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There aren&#8217;t a lot of reference books that I&#8217;d consider wishing Happy Birthday too. But Strunk &#038; White&#8217;s classic &#8220;Elements of Style&#8221; is one that I&#8217;m happy to include in that list. This from the Associated Press: ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) _ History&#8217;s famous word collaborators include Gilbert and Sullivan, Lennon and McCartney, Woodward and Bernstein. 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