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The Elements of Style

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THE ELEMENTS OF STYLE

BY WILLIAM STRUNK, Jr.

PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH IN CORNELL UNIVERSITY

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NEW YORK HARCOURT, BRACE AND COMPANY

COPYRIGHT, 1918, 1919, BY WILLIAM STRUNK, JR.

COPYRIGHT, 1920, BY HARCOURT, BRACE AND HOWE, INC.

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