“The Elements of Style” Rap

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Michael Froomkin

Dog-on-its-hind-legs rap on writing guide:

The Elements of Style from Jake Heller.

Apologies for the misogyny in the original Johnson quote.

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3 Responses to “The Elements of Style” Rap

  1. James Davis says:
    December 26, 2011 at 5:04 pm

    Worthless rules set to worthless music…

  2. Michael Froomkin says:
    December 26, 2011 at 5:12 pm

    While the rule about split infinitives can be carried to extremes, I do think many of the other rules, not least “omit needless words,” are good ones.

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