What do F. Scott Fitzgerald (the American writer) and William Strunk Sr. (the father of the Cornell English professor who was the author of  the original The Elements of Style) have in common? Meticulous record-keeping. Here’s Arthur Krystal, in the November 16 New Yorker (p. 38): Fitzgerald always had a plan. He liked to draw up … Continue reading Short shot #22: Fitzgerald and Strunk