Referred to by editors in sentences like: “Where the hells my Strunk and White?
You may be asked to write letters to difficult employees or customers. A PR job. Best to use The Classic Guide to Better Writing, by Rudolf Flesch and Abraham Lass. The title may sound harsh. But used right, the method yields pure diplomacy. Need to write a letter bearing bad news? Just put it up front: “I am very sorry I can’t give you better news about…” Boom. This also works when your company needs to be combative — say against someone who owes them money. Don’t start by writing “In reference to your communication of the 25th February…” and creep to the point. Instead: “If you don’t pay us in seven days we’ll sue.” That’s part of Flesch’s “Talk on Paper” style. The book also covers more mechanical things like using short words and sentences when you can, and preferring the active voice — all the fundamental Strunk & White equipment. Now here’s a book for you, no matter what you write: The New Fowler’s Modern English Usage, Edited by R. W. Burchfield. The first edition of this
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