The Elements of Style is an American English writing Style guide.
Updated editions of the paperback book are often required reading for American high school and college composition class.
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.
It is one of the most influential and best-known prescriptive treatments of English grammar and usage in the United States.
The Elements of Style is an American English writing Style guide