The Sense of Style
Steven Pinker
5 people recommended it in 4 threads, 2016–2021.
What people on Hacker News said
Sense of style was very forgiving in grammar. The focus was on getting the message communicated. This, has helped me immensely as somebody who learned English as secondary language in school.
It helped codify some stuff I already did out of habit but never really knew why, and taught me plenty of new things too.
Pinker's https://www.amazon.com/Sense-Style-Thinking-Persons-Writing/dp/0670025852 is longer but still focused and very good.
The Sense of Style by Steven Pinker. Invaluable insights about what makes good writing good.
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: What book have you given as a gift? 2016 · 2 recommendations
- Ask HN: Books for Effective Communication 2021 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: Best books under 200 pages for developers? 2020 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: Best books you read in the past decade? 2019 · 1 recommendation