Style Controversy :: Writing Styles Style Essays

Style ControversyUpon goal of the both stylebooks, Strunk and White and Williams, I have found that style is much(prenominal) more than whatever one sees fit for themselves. This is true at least(prenominal) for essay writing non necessarily creative writing. As with separate debated subjects where guidelines are drawn as to what constitutes a good work of art, film, or music, writing has guidelines which good compositions fit into and can thitherfore be compared and contrasted with opposite works. That is non to say there is one way to do whatever essay but there are parameters which must be met and rigid for a paper to be critiqued. S&W would like to hang up a correct way to do everything according to them there is only one right way and everything else is wrong. This authoritarian point of get word on writing is scary but some of the things they say are poignant. For instance when they speak of participle phrases, as I have mentioned in my first blog writing, they tell and show how to do this correctly and it is easily implemented. A participial phrase at the beginning of a excoriate must refer to the grammatical subject (13). To someone who understands what a participial phrase is along with what and where the grammatical subject of a sentence is this makes sense. It is clear, concise, and utile one can quickly look to the rule for reference and lapse on with their paper. When looking for quick reference on how to fix grammar mistakes this is a good way to go about finding answers but not for a stylebook. There needs to be more discussion. It would be enough to say that good style is just correct grammar and word function but its not so. Williams knows this and blatantly points this out in his forgo of the book. He acknowledges that his book is different from stylebooks in the past mentioning that this book is not for everyone. Williams divulges secrets of the trade in an interesting although sometime s hard to grasp dialogue with the reader on all subjects of writing. This does include grammatical problems and word physical exercise concerns but Williams explains both sides and shows how at times both good and meritless aspects of writing can be right depending on the context it is apply in.