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Omit the thousands, and this could be plausibly argued and even supported by research.
Textbook error: Virginia's Confederate troops and the perils of online research Alexandra Petri 2010
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Omit anything and their entire testimony can be used against them.
Matthew Yglesias » Ricks Calls for Truth and Reconciliation Commission 2009
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Dave Lull sends me a link to a post critical of the classic book Elements of Style, by Strunk and White: Omit Needless Books of Advice on Writing at God of the Machine.
Writing Maxine 2009
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Mr. Sims recalls for us that White's former English professor, William Strunk the original author of "The Elements of Style", used to grasp his lapels in front of his Cornell classes and bellow, "Omit needless words!"
Some Pig, Some Book Anthony Esolen 2011
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However, as many reasonable people have pointed out (look at this Jan Freeman column, for instance), Omit Needless Words is not a grammar rule of English, no matter how hard Strunk & White try to convince you otherwise.
The no-final-prepositions rule: Not even half right. « Motivated Grammar 2010
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Omit (UID#3384) on September 10th, 2009 at 1: 32 pm
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Omit facts which are at variance with the political cause.
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However, as many reasonable people have pointed out (look at this Jan Freeman column, for instance), Omit Needless Words is not a grammar rule of English, no matter how hard Strunk & White try to convince you otherwise.
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My Tattoo - September 7, 2009 added by Omit | Images mcs+ to rate
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Mr. Sims recalls for us that White's former English professor, William Strunk the original author of "The Elements of Style", used to grasp his lapels in front of his Cornell classes and bellow, "Omit needless words!"
Some Pig, Some Book Anthony Esolen 2011
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