https://maisonbisson.com/tags/e.b.-white/ Recent content in E.B. White on MaisonBisson Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:15:01 +0000 https://maisonbisson.com/post/marc-acito-on-strunk-and-whites-elements-of-style/ Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:15:01 +0000 https://maisonbisson.com/post/marc-acito-on-strunk-and-whites-elements-of-style/ When it comes to “shall” and “will,” Strunk and White gives the following example: “A swimmer in distress cries, ‘I shall drown; no one will save me!