The Elements of Style

I don't want to be a grammar scholar, I just want to write better and more clearly, and I think a lot of folks are in that position; which likely explains the enduring popularity of Strunk and White, despite its critics.

on HN, 2016

If nothing else, their constraints provide a new writer a framework on which to hang their thoughts, and force them to think carefully about how their prose is constructed.

on HN, 2016

Learn to write clearly -- it's valuable no matter what you do.

on HN, 2007

And, it usually reminds me about one or more of my negative writing habits, and I correct it for a while until I forget again.

on HN, 2016

It's a small, beautiful, book about writing better. This is the book I've gifted the most.

on HN, 2016

I liked writing since I learned how to. I didn't find this book until I was 17, and it unlocked me to write in a way that better helped others.

on HN, 2020