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    <name><![CDATA[Marco]]></name>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[everyone, particularly writers.]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[Tricia]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Thu Mar 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Mar 03 04:56:09 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Mar 15 20:20:00 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book shows established rules of English grammar. He is opinionated in some rules, however. The &quot;little book&quot; will help to guide you in writing; Strunk knows exactly what a writer has to do to make writing effortless. Although style is subjective and there are no established rules for style, he reminds us that a certain combination of words can stir a reader deeply, while another combination of the same words is dull. All writers have their own style, but only some are &quot;clearly obscure&quot; to make across their point; I think this is what The Elements of Style is trying to drive. Too many writers try to adopt another writer's style and it is often futile. This book shows this and tries to guide you into developing your own style. Style is a subjective matter rather than objective and has no established rules but more on guiding rules to explain what's taboo, modern, archaic, etc. The illustrations by Maira Kalman make this fourth edition of the &quot;little book&quot; more interesting and fun to read. This is why every writer should read <em>The Elements of Style<em>!</em></em>]]></body>
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