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Originally Posted by TonyB06
The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr., and E.B. White
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Great tool. But make sure you have the latest edition of any style book, because some of the rules we grew up with no longer apply.
For example it is now okay to start a sentence with But, And, and Because.
Ensure, insure, and assure can now be used interchangeably.
Use commas sparingly and mainly for clarity--more is not better.
The double dash, which is turned into a long dash by Word, seems to be replacing semi-colons.
The rule for using which v. that is overshadowed by the fact that if you use which, put a comma in front of it.
Business writing has become less formal, but the rules are still very much different than creative writing. Being a good writer is subjective to the type of writing you are doing. A good creative writer is not necessarily a good business writer and vice versa.
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