The Elements of Style is contentious. Many of its prescriptions are linguistically sketchy. On the other hand, it points out many things that many people do badly.
E.B. White, the 'editor', was one of the best essayists around, but he didn't particularly obey the rules in his own book.
E.B. White, the 'editor', was one of the best essayists around, but he didn't particularly obey the rules in his own book.