Talk:The Elements of Style
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| Information about this edition | |
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| Original edition | 1918 edition |
| Source | Bartleby.com |
| Contributor(s) | User:Kernigh |
| Level of progress |  |
| Notes | Originally on Wikibooks, then moved here |
| Proofreaders | User:Zhaladshar, User:Quadell |
[edit] Transwiki from Wikibooks
This public-domain text from 1918 was originally uploaded to Wikibooks and wikified by Wikibooks:User:Lord Emsworth in 2003. In January 2006, Kernigh transwikied the text from Wikibooks:Elements of Style to Wikisource. Here is a copy of Wikibooks:Talk:Elements of Style:
Are we supposed to make our own modifications to this book? (I mean, yes, this is a wiki, but if we do...then it's not really The Elements of Style by Strunk and White anymore, is it?) After all, some of the information is out of date, such as the suggestion that "to-day" is preferred to "today" (the former looks dated in even very formal texts now).
--Furrykef 07:56, 13 Apr 2004 (UTC)
Basically what I was asking is if it belongs in Wikibooks, or if it belongs more in Wikisource...
--Furrykef 03:22, 14 May 2004 (UTC)
- I concur; this seems like it should be moved to Wikisource. 62.49.9.94 00:50, 23 Dec 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Redirect
I moved this book from Wikibooks. I am now creating the obvious redirect, The Elements of Style. --Kernigh 21:54, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
- I decided instead, to redirect Elements of Style to The Elements of Style. --Kernigh 21:59, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] later editions covered by copyright
Renewal R298078 and Renewal R291182 cover the 1934 edition revised by Edward A. Tenney, and Renewal RE346035 covers the 1959 edition with E. B. White. John Vandenberg (chat) 13:33, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
