Style :: Writing Styles Style Paper

dashAfter reading Strunk and tweeds, The Elements of Style, Williams, Style Toward Clarity and Grace, and my peers reviews of these two books, I wealthy psyche come up with an wholly encompassing answer to the question what is style, and what elements argon most important to all(prenominal) sources? The answer is there is no clear cut definition of style. It is constantly changing and is based on societys views of what makes good writing, non necessarily the writers own thoughts on the matter. Therefore, the writer is get around off following the set rules of grammar, punctuation, and curse structure, determined by society thus adding her own voice. The actual elements that make up style are a little less vague, but again, it is up to the individual writer to decide which elements to include in her writingand which to leave out. Strunk and White have listed Seven rules of usage, eleven principles of composition, a few matters of form, and a list of nomenclature and expr essions commonly misused. (Strunk and White) Strunk and White present their list of rules to would-be writers in hopes that they may one day attain what society deems to be style. Strunk and Whites rule number six Do not break sentences in twoin other words, do not use periods for commas, (Strunk and White) was arouse because I break it often. Before reading Strunk and White, I was under the characterisation that when you want a sentence to be emphatic, you can clip it, and make the reader to take notice simply by creating a sentence structure that looks unusual to them. This forces the reader to stop and take another look. Strunk and White warn us that this is not proper, and should be attempted by no means, Less a clipped sentence seem merely a blunder in syntax or punctuation. Strunk and White also claim, As a rule, single sentences should not be written or printed as paragraphs. Unfortunately, writing single sentence paragraphs once defined my writing. In stage school, I wa s told the only way to write well was to write scarcely as you speak. I just happen to be the type of person that speaks fast, changes subjects often, emphasizes certain groups of words I want my listeners to grab on to, and then (and this is what often saves me from becoming a complete muddle), summarizes what I was saying.