Original sentence: Strunk's original version concentrated on specific questions of usage, cultivating what he considered good writing and avoiding prolixities: "Make every word tell.The Elements of Style ("the little book" – 1918) is an American English writing style guide detailing seven elementary rules of usage, ten elementary principles of composition and a few matters of form and expressions described by prescriptivists as being commonly misused
Edited sentence: Strunk's original version concentrated on specific questions of usage, cultivating good writing and avoiding prolixities: "Make every word tell.The Elements of Style ("the little book" – 1918) is an American English writing style guide detailing seven elementary rules of usage, ten elementary principles of composition and a few matters of form and commonly misused expressions