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FIRST PERSON SINGULAR: What's Strunk & White and Read All Over?: The Elements of Style, An Act of Love

"No steel can pierce the heart like a period in just the right place." The quote is Isaac Babel's, and there may be no better epigraph to The Elements of Style - William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White's genteel manifesto on the correct use of English. Though owned by millions and loved by many, "The Little Book" may be the most commonly ignored bestseller of all time. Is it a quaint relic from the pre-digital age, or a timeless guide to the most indispensable rules of the language? Without question was the love Strunk and White had for good expression and precise communication - a shared passion that will be manifest in First Person Singular's dramatization of their bond. For the first time, Bill and Elwyn (as we like to call them) will deliver their lessons in person and as a team. And don't be surprised if they come off  more Martin-Lewis than Merriam-Webster! Rounding out the bill, Karla Kane and The Definitive Articles (a.k.a. The Corner Laughers) will proclaim the parts of speech by way of Schoolhouse Rock. What else is there to say but OMG?!!!

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