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Book: Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words: A Writer's Guide to Getting It Right
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  1. Bill Bryson _ Bryson's Dictionary of

    One idea to a sentence is still the best advice that anyone has ever given on writing.
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  2. Bill Bryson _ Bryson's Dictionary of

    Before, prior to. There is no difference between these two except length and a certain affectedness on the part of 'prior to.' To paraphrase Bernstein, if you would use 'posterior to' instead of 'after,' then by all means use 'prior to' instead of 'before.
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  3. Bill Bryson _ Bryson's Dictionary of

    The belief that "and" should not be used to begin a sentence is without foundation. And that's all there is to it.
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