Most of us don’t like to write. Writing is a skill and not something you are born with. At first I didn’t like to write. I found it cumbersome and even difficult to put my thoughts down on paper. Currently, I love to write. Writing has become a means of expression. It is the best way to organize your thoughts and convey meaning.

There are many books on writing and on technical aspects of writing such as punctuation, spelling, etc. There are few books on the proper style and flow of writing. A book is above all books. It has also been around for a while. That book is “The Elements of Style” by William Strunk Jr. and EB White.

Authors are also writers. EB White wrote the classic children’s book, “Charlotte’s Web.” Her principles on the style and proper use of writing are generally accepted by everyone (educators, writers, teachers, etc.).

The book, “Elements of Style”, should be one of those books that students and writers alike should have a copy of. As a student, you’ll learn principles that will make your essays and papers convey effective meaning (and get an “A” at the same time). As a writer, he’ll be able to make his writing flow with purpose and his ideas seem organized and effective. This is what you want your writing to be.

The English language has its own code. The book, “Elements of Style,” will allow you to “crack that code” in your writing. That code includes how to use punctuation, active tense, composition, expressions, and styling. These are the topics covered in this reference book:

* Elementary rules of use

This includes how to correctly use parentheses, commas, colons, hyphens, etc. It also analyzes the use of the proper possessive form, the proper use of pronouns, phrases, etc.

* Elementary principles of composition

This includes choosing a layout in your writing, paragraphs, active voice, positive form statements, using definitive words (instead of useless words), single sentences, keeping related words together, using tense, putting emphatic words at the end, etc

* An approach to style

This includes writing naturally, writing with nouns and verbs, revising, rewriting, deadly sins like using foreign languages ​​or excessive opinions, being clear, giving too much explanation, etc.

* Some Questions of Form and Commonly Misused Words and Expressions.

This will benefit anyone who needs to write for a larger audience. Unless you want to write with fragmented or random thoughts, this book is not for you. If not, you’ll need this book, “The Elements of Style,” as a reference for all your writing.