Strunk & White 5

          In this last chapter of the book, the authors take a different approach to explain style in writing. The authors give a brief introduction about the style of writing, in which they point out that style is very hard to define. They also talk about how style is the increment of writing that there is no foolproof guide for. After this introduction, the authors go on to give general rules about how to find a style that fits you and your writing. These rules are much less definitive than those of other chapters, and they are a little more open to interpretation in how you chose to define them. The authors, nevertheless, still continue the brief, and right to the point descriptions of each rule to explain their ideas thoroughly.
          I really liked that the authors introduced style as a mystery. I thought the way they approached this chapter was really clever and relatable. Also, I think their rules were practical and good as just general reminders of the dos and don'ts of writing. This was a really strong way to conclude their short book, and I think that all of the ideas that were included in this chapter finished everything really well. I think these past few précis chapters have been my favorite to read so far, and I will probably be keeping them for future reference, because they were certainly helpful as well.