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Completely agree. I learned more in 2 weeks of reading Zinsser than I did in 3 yrs of English at high school.
by krmmalik 10y ago
Completely agree. I learned more in 2 weeks of reading Zinsser than I did in 3 yrs of English at high school.
- combatentropy 10y agoCompletely agree. However I first read the Elements of Style. In 2 days of reading Strunk & White I unlearned 3 years of high school English. Later I read Zinsser and found him to be saying the same things. But a lot of people say that Zinsser's take is easier to read.
- chatmasta 10y agoOn Writing Well and Elements of Style were required reading in almost every English class I took. Sounds like you had some bad teachers.
- krmmalik 10y agoIt's not a part of our curriculum in the UK. I, and many others like me, had never heard of him before.