Can someone please let me know a free website source where it informs us different ways to write sentences, paragraphs in different english styles. For example, like you can see in the book, Exercises in Style, here (just click "view inside" and you will see what I am talking about):
amazon.com/Exercises-Style-Raymond-Queneau/dp/0811207897/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_1
Some excerpt from the book to give you an idea on what we are looking for:
Notation
In the S bus, in the rush hour. A chap of about 26, felt hat with a cord instead of a
ribbon, neck too long, as if someone's been having a tug-of-war with it. People gettingoff. The chap in question gets annoyed with one of the men standing next to him. Heaccuses him of jostling him every time anyone goes past. A snivelling tone which ismeant to be aggressive. When he sees a vacant seat he throws himself on to it. Two hours later, I meet him in the Cour de Rome, in front of the gare Saint-Lazare. He's with a friend who's saying: "You ought to get an extra button put on your overcoat."
He shows him where (at the lapels) and why.
Litotes
Some of us were travelling together. A young man, who didn't look very intelligent, spoke to the man next to him for a few moments, then he went and sat down. Two hours later I met him again; he was with a friend and was talking about clothes.
If anyone understands what I mean, please let me know!
amazon.com/Exercises-Style-Raymond-Queneau/dp/0811207897/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_1
Some excerpt from the book to give you an idea on what we are looking for:
Notation
In the S bus, in the rush hour. A chap of about 26, felt hat with a cord instead of a
ribbon, neck too long, as if someone's been having a tug-of-war with it. People gettingoff. The chap in question gets annoyed with one of the men standing next to him. Heaccuses him of jostling him every time anyone goes past. A snivelling tone which ismeant to be aggressive. When he sees a vacant seat he throws himself on to it. Two hours later, I meet him in the Cour de Rome, in front of the gare Saint-Lazare. He's with a friend who's saying: "You ought to get an extra button put on your overcoat."
He shows him where (at the lapels) and why.
Litotes
Some of us were travelling together. A young man, who didn't look very intelligent, spoke to the man next to him for a few moments, then he went and sat down. Two hours later I met him again; he was with a friend and was talking about clothes.
If anyone understands what I mean, please let me know!
