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“Another segment of society that has constructed a language of its own is business. People in business say that toner cartridges are in short supply, that they have updated the next shipment of these cartridges, and that they will finalize their recommendations at the next meeting of the board. They are speaking a language familiar and dear to them. Its portentous nouns and verbs invest ordinary events with high adventure; executives walk among toner cartridges, caparisoned like knights. We should tolerate them--every person of spirit wants to ride a white horse.”

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the elements of style

Written by William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White, this book provides clear and concise advice on the essentials of effective writing in English. It covers topics such as sentence structure, word choice, and the proper use of punctuation marks. more

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