Rainy Day Strunk and White Post
Rainy Day Strunk and White Post
Sitting around flipping through The Elements of Style I came across this passage:
UPDATE: I have retracted a mildly snarky comment aimed at reporters after learning that a reporter and cameraman for ABC News were injured in an IED attack in Iraq. My thoughts and prayers go out to Messrs Woodruff and Vogt and their families. There are times when it is okay to have fun at the expense of others, but when bad things happen it is important to remember that we're all in this together.
Sitting around flipping through The Elements of Style I came across this passage:
17. Do not inject opinionI guess that doesn’t apply to blogging since this is essentially a vanity project.
Unless there is a good reason for it being there, do not inject opinion into a piece of writing. We all have opinions about almost everything, and the temptation to toss them in is great. To air one’s views gratuitously, however, is to imply that the demand for them is brisk, which may not be the case, and which, in any event, may not be relevant to the discussion. Opinions scattered indiscriminately about leave the mark of egotism on a work.
Strunk and White p.79
UPDATE: I have retracted a mildly snarky comment aimed at reporters after learning that a reporter and cameraman for ABC News were injured in an IED attack in Iraq. My thoughts and prayers go out to Messrs Woodruff and Vogt and their families. There are times when it is okay to have fun at the expense of others, but when bad things happen it is important to remember that we're all in this together.
posted by Brett L at 3:15 PM
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