50 years of stupid grammar advice

08Jul11

For the word nerd: a longish tear on Strunk & White. That’s all my friend/colleague Patrick wrote as an introduction yesterday, when he sent me a link to The Chronicle Review’s “50 Years of Stupid Grammar Advice.” I read the pseudo-scholarly essay voraciously. Twice. And then I fired off a (more-or-less) carefully measured response. What […]

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Tags: grammar advice, grammar and usage, postaday2011, Strunk & White, The Elements of Style

10 rules for writers

26Feb11

While responding to a comment this morning, I happened upon a plea for help: I’ve been working on my website tonight, and for the life of me, I cannot formulate the words that I want to write about me. I tried to offer some suggestions and maybe some helpful advice. As I typed, I remembered […]

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Tags: becoming a writer, editing, postaday2011, Strunk & White, The Elements of Style, writing, Writing Down the Bones