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And With The Relative Never use and with the relative in this manner: "That is the ... The Pronouns Very many mistakes occur in the use of the pronouns. "Let you... Preposition A preposition connects words, clauses, and sentences together... Propriety Propriety of style consists in using words in their proper se... Neithernor When two singular subjects are connected by neither, nor use ... Subscription The Subscription or ending of a letter consists of the term o... Lessfewer Less refers is quantity, fewer to number. "No man has less vi... Grammatical Errors Of Standard Authors Even the best speakers and writers are sometimes caught nappi...

STRENGTH

Diction - Purity - Propriety - Precision. Strength is that property of style which gives animation, energy and vivacity to language and sustains the interest of the reader. It is as necessary to language as good food is to the body. Without it the words are weak and feeble and create little or no impression on the mind. In order to have strength the language must be concise, that is, much expressed in little compass, you must hit the nail fairly on the head and drive it in straight. Go critically over what you write and strike out every word, phrase and clause the omission of which impairs neither the clearness nor force of the sentence and so avoid redundancy, tautology and circumlocution. Give the most important words the most prominent places, which, as has been pointed out elsewhere, are the beginning and end of the sentence. Next: HARMONY Previous: CLEARNESS Report Privacy SHARE BOOKMARK

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