50 Years of Stupid Grammar Advice
The Elements of Style does not deserve the enormous esteem in which it is held by American college graduates. Its advice ranges from limp platitudes to inconsistent nonsense. Its enormous influence has not improved American students’ grasp of English grammar; it has significantly degraded it.
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The Elements of Style does not deserve the enormous esteem in which it is held by American college graduates. Its advice...
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I’m sorry … did you say “enormous esteem”? Who? I disagree with the central argument of this article. I grant that...
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I agree, but I still won’t talk to you if you fuck up there/their/they’re.
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