The article says that this was a talk so perhaps it should be considered as a mild form of entertainment. I've read "On Writing Well" and (as I recall) it's con

The article says that this was a talk so perhaps it should be considered as a mild form of entertainment. I've read "On Writing Well" and (as I recall) it's considerably less abrasive than this article. This talk was, to me, an entertaining rant to get a point across, not a serious critique of others' writing.