[Leica] declining quality of writing

[jls at runbox.com (Jeffery Smith)]

I'm showing my years too. E of S was a standard "text" for freshman
English in 1968. I read it in one evening and remembered just about all
of it. I still refer people to it who cannot tell the difference between
"that" and "which". Today, students can't tell the difference between
"What is it?" and "What it is?"

Jeffery Smith
New Orleans, LA


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[mailto:lug-bounces+jls=runbox.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Daniel
Ridings
Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 12:43 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: RE: [Leica] declining quality of writing

I guess my background is showing. Strunk and White is an excellent book.
There's probably none better.

But I don't call it a grammar book. It's about style and good writing. I
used it as a freshman in college and have always had a copy with me
every
since. The little book.

Daniel


On Thu, 24 Jun 2004, Jeffery Smith wrote:

> The best short one out there is Strunk and White's "Elements of
Style". If
> his writing needs more work than that, have him visit a community
college
> and look for a developmental writing book.
>
>
> At 06:52 AM 6/24/2004, you wrote:
> >Speaking of good writing, can anyone recommend
> >a college level English grammar book ?  I am helping
> >someone with his writing skills.
> >
> >I must admit that at one point I was a Rand admirer.
> >I enjoyed "The Fountainhead" and "Atlas Shrugged"
> >very much.   I am very far from all of that now,
> >philosophically speaking.   Otherwise I would have
> >spent the time improving my own English, instead
> >of helping someone else with his.   :-)
> >
> >Cheers,
> >
> >- Phong
> >
> >NO ARCHIVE
> >
> >Jon wrote:
> > >
> > > Feli wrote: "A few years ago I read "The Fountainhead". This is by
far the
> > > scariest book  I have ever come across. I don't agree with a lot
of Rand's
> > > philosophy;  it's a little too red meat, survival of the fittest
for my
> > > taste, but the way she describes the rise of mediocrity and "the
lowest
> > > common denominator" thinking is a real eye opener. Especially
because the
> > > parallels to our world
> > >  and the one she describes in the book and are just a little too
close for
> > > comfort."
> > >
> > > If the "Fountainhead" scared you, don't read "Atlas Shrugged" Like
Feli I
> > > don't agree with too much of Rand's philosophy  "Objectivism" or
"Art of
> > > Selfishness" Rand was surely prescient with the writing of "Atlas"
. My
> > > reading "Atlas" was the consequence of writing an old
neighbor/family
> > > friend, and long time U.S. Congressman asking him for a
> > > "suggested" reading
> > > list..."Atlas Shrugged" was at the top, followed by Hayek's "Road
to
> > > Serfdom" and von Mises "Human Action"
> >
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