When it comes to “shall” and “will,” Strunk and White gives the following example: “A swimmer in distress cries, ‘I shall drown; no one will save me!’ ” But a suicide says, “I will drown; no one shall save me!” And I say, “You two (pedantic) know-it-alls deserve to drown.” I mean, what about “Help!”
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Posted April 24, 2009 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Blink. Tags: E.B. White, Strunk and White's Elements of Style, William Strunk, writing. Be the first one.
On writing: First figure out your story, then tell it. Anything else is masturbatory.
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Posted October 22, 2006 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Dispatches. Tags: advice, writing. Be the first one.
God bless William Faulkner for pointing it out:
My own experience has been that the tools I need for my trade are paper, tobacco, food, and a little whisky.
food, paper, quote, supplies, tobacco, tools of the trade, whisky, William Faulkner, writer, writing
Posted March 12, 2006 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Books, Movies, Music, Questionable...funny. Pointless., Style, Fashion and Food. Tags: food, paper, quote, supplies, tobacco, tools of the trade, whisky, William Faulkner, writer, writing. 2 Comments.
