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Perhaps one of the biggest blights on English writing instruction that that book isn't just ignored. http://www.lel.ed.ac.uk/~gpullum/50years.pdf http://www.le
by emodendroket 3y ago
Perhaps one of the biggest blights on English writing instruction that that book isn't just ignored. http://www.lel.ed.ac.uk/~gpullum/50years.pdf http://www.lel.ed.ac.uk/~gpullum/50years.pdf
- ghaff 3y agoI've read it before. It's a bit of a rant and is also probably a bit unfair--but I'm not sure it's wrong either.
- mold_aid 3y agoYeah I'm always shocked at how frequently it's used by my colleagues. I will say it is used in a lot of non-writing disciplines, but I remember my first English class putting that thing in my hands and ugh. It's part of a broader issue in writing instruction that mistakes etiquette for style.
- ranko 3y agoIronically, it was ignored by the authors in much of their writing, both in "Elements" and other works.
- emodendroket 3y agoYes, if they'd followed their own suggestions their writing would not be as well loved as it is.