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Elements of <insert style here>

In honor of this week's essay in B&A on Strunk and White, I offer up this proof of influence:







And take it from me, there are Elements of Style for spreadsheets, chemistry, calculation, Fortran and preaching...

Posted at July 06, 2006 05:49 PM


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I enjoyed Robert Bringhurst's book on typography tremendously, especially the first 15 pages where he explained everything. And of course Kernighan's book is a classic. Do you recommend any of the other books you have listed here?

Posted by George Girton at July 10, 2006 01:38 PM


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