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(Re)read Strunk & White every few years.
by carapace 7y ago
(Re)read Strunk & White every few years.
- zimpenfish 7y agoAlthough perhaps bear in mind that professional linguists and grammarians consider S&W to be garbage advice. e.g. https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=15509 https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=15509 > Strunk's dreadful little book of drivel. > Virtually nothing useful about English grammar can be learned from Strunk. > the grammatical claims Strunk makes are foolish assertions You can find many more examples with a quick search.
- carapace 7y agoI'd find it more convincing if the writing there was better. I don't say that S&W is or should be the end-all-be-all of English; by all means, pick and choose.