Book · 2014 · LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES
The Sense of Style
The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century
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Stephen pinker's got this great book sense of style that where he unpacks this and it it is my entire Bible of writing.
The best things said about it
And then I'll go back to Pinker, Pinker wrote in that same book, the sense of style. Chapter two is actually about this. It's all about classic style.
And we were talking before we started about Steven Pinker and the sense of style and how in chapter three he talks about the curse of knowledge.
Why people recommend it
The Sense of Style by Steven Pinker is a modern guide to writing that combines traditional grammar with contemporary linguistics and cognitive science. On How I Write, Johnny Harris called Steven Pinker's book his entire bible of writing, explaining how Pinker unpacks language mechanics to help creators make their work more engaging and clear. On the same podcast, David Perell referenced the book to discuss the concept of the curse of knowledge in chapter three, illustrating how writers often struggle to remember what it is like not to know what they know. Michael Mauboussin also appeared on How I Write and pointed to chapter two of Pinker's work to explain the core tenets of classic style in writing. Across these conversations, the book was highlighted as an essential manual for anyone looking to communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively by adopting an active, reader-focused approach to language.
Every mention
Johnny Harris Stephen pinker's got this great book sense of style that where he unpacks this and it it is my entire Bible… 1
“Stephen pinker's got this great book sense of style that where he unpacks this and it it is my entire Bible of writing”
David Perell And we were talking before we started about Steven Pinker and the sense of style and how in chapter three h… 1
“And we were talking before we started about Steven Pinker and the sense of style and how in chapter three he talks about the curse of knowledge.”
Michael Mauboussin And then I'll go back to Pinker, Pinker wrote in that same book, the sense of style. Chapter two is actuall… 1
“And then I'll go back to Pinker, Pinker wrote in that same book, the sense of style. Chapter two is actually about this. It's all about classic style.”
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Other mentions (3: passing, ad reads, own books)
“absolutely so I second to last book the one just before my current book enlightenment now but the previous book was called the sense of style it was a writing manual where I began to began”
“but I I uh in my my style manual the sense of style I um recommend hanging on to them”
“you open up any style manual and it uh one of the first bits of advice is uh don't use the passive that's too crude academics overuse the passive”