Well, if you read closely, this is what they said: > Many grammar books contradict one another, and some even recommend absurd and irrelevant usage and rules f

Well, if you read closely, this is what they said: > Many grammar books contradict one another, and some even recommend absurd and irrelevant usage and rules from bygone days. Well, one can say their rules contradict one another. I actually took a grammar class last spring and it was really good. I still have grammatical errors but hey - no one is perfect.