Strunk & White #3

In these chapters, the authors talk about the elements of style in writing and some typical details of format. They begin with creating a main design for your paper, and move on to paragraph formation and so on. Instead of simple grammar rules, the book has moved on to formation and structure rules that will help make writing clearer, easier to read, and more organized. I thought the bit about negatives was interesting, because most of the parts seemed like common sense, but that one was not something I'd know right away. I also though Chapter 3 was particularly helpful, as these are rules that I was never taught in school, but always expected to know.
A couple of interesting points I took note on:
In Mr. Halaw's class, we recently discussed active and passive voice, and the section in this reading was a complete flashback to everything we talked about. Also, in the "put statements in positive form" section, there is an example about studying latin being a waste of time. I thought this was particularly ironic. "Omit needless words" was the section that I recall being mentioned in the introduction, and I wonder why here, it is not as prominent as I thought it would be. Lastly, I liked that he ended Chapter 2, with a rule about putting the emphasis on the end. The irony was just killing me... intentional or not. I know this was not the format of a regular precis, but I figure it proves that I actually read, so Mr. V. won't be too mad... Please accept my dearest apology, as it is late, and I have not slept for quite some time.