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elements-of-style

Applies Strunk's Elements of Style principles when writing or editing prose.

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# Elements of Style

Apply these principles to produce clear, vigorous prose.

## Core Principles

**Omit needless words.** Every word must earn its place. Cut filler phrases:

| Cut | Keep |
|-----|------|
| the question as to whether | whether |
| owing to the fact that | since |
| the fact that he failed | his failure |
| he is a man who | he |