The Elements of Style
E183608
The Elements of Style is a classic American writing guide by William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White, renowned for its concise rules on grammar, usage, and effective prose style.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Elements of Style canonical | 3 |
| An Approach to Style | 1 |
| Elementary Rules of Usage | 1 |
| The Elements of Legal Style | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1637743 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Elements of Style Context triple: [Time magazine Top 100 non-fiction books since 1923, hasPart, The Elements of Style]
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A.
The New York Times stylebook
The New York Times stylebook is a widely used journalistic reference manual that sets detailed standards for grammar, usage, and formatting in news writing.
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B.
Associated Press Stylebook
The Associated Press Stylebook is a widely used American English writing and editing guide that sets standards for grammar, punctuation, usage, and journalistic style in newsrooms and publications.
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C.
Committee on Style
The Committee on Style was the group at the U.S. Constitutional Convention responsible for refining and drafting the final wording of the United States Constitution.
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D.
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft is Stephen King’s part-memoir, part-writing guide that blends personal anecdotes with practical advice on the art and discipline of writing.
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E.
Yazım Kılavuzu
Yazım Kılavuzu is the official Turkish spelling guide that standardizes contemporary Turkish orthography and usage.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Elements of Style Target entity description: The Elements of Style is a classic American writing guide by William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White, renowned for its concise rules on grammar, usage, and effective prose style.
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A.
The New York Times stylebook
The New York Times stylebook is a widely used journalistic reference manual that sets detailed standards for grammar, usage, and formatting in news writing.
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B.
Associated Press Stylebook
The Associated Press Stylebook is a widely used American English writing and editing guide that sets standards for grammar, punctuation, usage, and journalistic style in newsrooms and publications.
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C.
Committee on Style
The Committee on Style was the group at the U.S. Constitutional Convention responsible for refining and drafting the final wording of the United States Constitution.
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D.
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft is Stephen King’s part-memoir, part-writing guide that blends personal anecdotes with practical advice on the art and discipline of writing.
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E.
Yazım Kılavuzu
Yazım Kılavuzu is the official Turkish spelling guide that standardizes contemporary Turkish orthography and usage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nonfiction book
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reference work ⓘ style guide ⓘ writing guide ⓘ |
| author |
E. B. White
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William Strunk Jr. ⓘ |
| basedOn | Strunk's 1918 privately printed textbook ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| emphasizes |
brevity
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clarity ⓘ precision in language ⓘ |
| firstEditionPublicationYear | 1918 ⓘ |
| format | print ⓘ |
| genre |
style manual
ⓘ
writing guide ⓘ |
| guides |
composition
ⓘ
grammar ⓘ punctuation ⓘ word usage ⓘ |
| hasDeweyDecimalClassification | 808 ⓘ |
| hasEdition | illustrated edition ⓘ |
| hasIllustrator | Maira Kalman ⓘ |
| hasLCClassification | PE1408.S772 ⓘ |
| hasOCLCNumber | 224231 ⓘ |
| hasSection |
A Few Matters of Form
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The Elements of Style self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
An Approach to Style
Elementary Principles of Composition ⓘ The Elements of Style self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Elementary Rules of Usage
Words and Expressions Commonly Misused ⓘ |
| influenced | American writing instruction ⓘ |
| mediaType | book ⓘ |
| notableFor |
concise rules of grammar and usage
ⓘ
influence on American English prose style ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 105 ⓘ |
| publisher |
The Macmillan Company
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surface form:
Macmillan
Pearson ⓘ |
| recommends |
omit needless words
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place the emphatic words of a sentence at the end ⓘ use the active voice ⓘ |
| revisedBy | E. B. White ⓘ |
| revisedEditionPublicationYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| subject |
English grammar
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English usage ⓘ prose style ⓘ writing ⓘ |
| usedIn |
college writing courses
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high school English classes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Elements of Style Description of subject: The Elements of Style is a classic American writing guide by William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White, renowned for its concise rules on grammar, usage, and effective prose style.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bryan A. Garner
this entity surface form:
The Elements of Legal Style
this entity surface form:
Elementary Rules of Usage
this entity surface form:
An Approach to Style