William Strunk Jr was born on this day in 1969 1869.
His probably isn’t a name which comes to mind when authors of best-sellers are being discussed. But Elements of Style, which he co-authored has sold more than 10 million copies since it was first published in 1918.
The grammar guide and reporters’ friend was a required text when I was at journalism school. A much-thumbed copy still has a place on the bookshelf beside my desk.
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I use the 1979 edition, the third, which I have had and used regularly since 1980. It is a brilliant book, possibly the most useful of its kind, and I always recommend it to any writer or editor.
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Pardon my ignorance but if he was born in 1969 he must not have been the original writer – or was his bithyear 1869.
HP I am not nitpicking – just curious.
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Oops – should have looked at yesterdays History before my query – birth year 1869 – the clothes tell it all.
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PDM – the typo in the post was my mistake not yours, but what’s 100 years between friends?
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