William Strunk
"Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words a paragraph no unnecessary sentences for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. This requires not that the writer make all his sentences short or that he avoid all detail and treat his subjects only in outline but that every word tell."
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"Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words a paragraph no unnecessary sentences for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. This requires not that the writer make all his sentences short or that he avoid all detail and treat his subjects only in outline but that every word tell."
"الكتابة القوية إيجاز. يجب ألا تحتوي الجملة على كلمات زائدة، ولا الفقرة على جمل لا لزوم لها، للسبب ذاته الذي يجعل الرسم يخلو من الخطوط غير الضرورية، والآلة من الأجزاء غير اللازمة. وهذا لا يعني أن على الكاتب أن يجعل جميع جمله قصيرة، أو أن يتجنب كل التفاصيل ويعالج مواضيعه في الخطوط العريضة فحسب، بل أن تكون لكل كلمة وقعها."
William Strunk
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