This April, the famed collaborative work of two Cornell alumni, William Strunk Jr., grad, 1896, and English professor, and E.B. White ’21, The Elements of Style celebrates its 50th anniversary. Known ...

And I'm not talking about being prissy with words; I'm talking about the power of words. So I'm happy to share three books with you that should be on every writer's desk. First, a slender volume ...

Starting in college, I lived under the shadow of Strunk and White’s “The Elements of Style,” a slender volume on concise and accurate language use in writing. Prone to using excessive adjectives and ...

It’s not on as many bookshelves as it once was, so I refer you to page 9 of my well-worn third edition of Strunk and White’s “The Elements of Style,” where it reads: “Use a dash to set off an abrupt ...