Is The Elements of Style (1920) CHUD or WOKE?
chudrank score: 48 / 100 (roughly neutral). 0 is CHUD (right-wing), 100 is WOKE (left-wing).
Book by William Strunk, Jr., E. B. White, 1920.
9 votes: 44% WOKE, 56% CHUD.
Why: Writing style guide; mildly prescriptive
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