William Strunk Jr. The Elements of Style

The Elements of Style is an American English writing style guide. It is one of the most influential and best-known prescriptive treatments of English grammar and usage in the United States. It originally detailed eight elementary rules of usage, ten elementary principles of composition, and "a few matters of form" as well as a list of commonly misused words and expressions. Updated editions of the paperback book are often required reading for American high school and college composition classes.

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William Strunk Jr. The Elements of Style

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A nice guide, read it when I started a job in technical writing.

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Магомед Вагабовцитирует1 год назад

The man whom he thought was his friend
The man who (that) he thought was his friend (whom he thought his friend)

Магомед Вагабовцитирует1 год назад

Similar to this, but with even less justification, is the use of the plural pronoun with the antecedent anybody, any one, somebody, some one, the intention being either to avoid the awkward "he or she," or to avoid committing oneself to either. Some bashful speakers even say, "A friend of mine told me that they, etc."

Use he with all the above words, unless the antecedent is or must be feminine.

Магомед Вагабовцитирует1 год назад

The people is a political term, not to be confused with the public. From the people comes political support or opposition; from the public comes artistic appreciation or commercial patronage.