No one can write decently who is distrustful of the reader's intelligence, or whose attitude is patronizing.


The Elements of Style (1959 et seq.)


No one can write decently who is distrustful of the reader's intelligence, or whose attitude is patronizing.

No one can write decently who is distrustful of the reader's intelligence, or whose attitude is patronizing.

No one can write decently who is distrustful of the reader's intelligence, or whose attitude is patronizing.

No one can write decently who is distrustful of the reader's intelligence, or whose attitude is patronizing.