[Leica] declining quality of writing

[melnyk at msu.edu (Steven A. Melnyk)]

One of the best books about writing and how to write effectively has 
got to be Strunk and White's "The Elements of Style."  Short, dense, 
and informative -- it should be in every writer's library.

Steve Melnyk
Michigan State University

On Jun 24, 2004, at 7:52 AM, Phong 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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Steven A. Melnyk
Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management
Michigan State University
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