The Elements of Style

The Elements of Style

August 3, 2020

• This classic reference book is a must-have for any student or writer.
• 关于版本
  • 初版 1918 年，43 页 https://www.bartleby.com/141/index.html
  • 第二版 1972 年
  • 第三版
  • 第三版的中文版本 [[英文写作指南]]
• Outline
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Elementary rules of usage
    3. Form the possessive singular of nouns with ’s
       • Follow this rule whatever the final consonant
       • Exceptions are the possessives of ancient proper names in -es and -is
         • such forms as for conscience’ sake, for righteousness’ sake
         • the heel of Achilles instead of Achilles’ heel
       • The pronominal possessives hers, its, theirs, yours, and oneself have no apostrophe.
    4. In a series of three or more terms with a single conjunction, use a comma after each term except the last
    5. Enclose parenthetic expressions between commas
    6. Place a comma before and or but introducing an independent clause.