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The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century
by Steven Pinker
ISBN: 0143127799
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atmosx
· 2020-11-30 ·
Original thread
The most famous book on prose is "the elements of style" but is anachronistic IMO. I propose to read "The Sense of Style" by Pinker instead:
https://www.amazon.com/Sense-Style-Thinking-Persons-Writing/...