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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 808.042 EAN: 9780205309023 Edition: 4th ISBN: 020530902X Label: Longman Manufacturer: Longman Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 105 Publication Date: August 02, 1999 Publisher: Longman Studio: Longman Related Items:
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 Rating:  - The print leaves much to be desired.The book is great, I mean it's a classic but this version looks like it came right off the photo copier of the original print for 100 years ago. It's horribly fussy and the copy spacing is poor. I suggest finding a version by a different publisher. Rating:  - The Elements of StyleAs an author, I struggle with my style of writing to gain an oridance. this book was suggested to me by me Editor, and an instructor from a grammer free proof reading class I took. It has put great perspective on how I should write. Rating:  - Good BookI received this book in very good condition and arrived on time as expected. I am very happy with how my purchase was handled. About the book, it is a very good reference for anyone who wants to be a good writer. Rating: - a concise review of grammar rules, extremely useful!William Strunk's book "The Elements of Style" was recommended to me by an American friend, whose linguistic abilities I value very high. I ordered the book immediately and was surprised, when it arrived, by how thin it was. It turned out to be a compendium, which would best be memorized (I am not joking!). This American English writing style guide was written in 1918, but has not aged at all. The most important rules of American English, and the ones most commonly forgotten (like the use of Saxon ... Read More Rating: - Elements of StyleIt was the wrong book that I purchased but the price was so inexpensive that I just kept the book. 
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