[Leica] declining quality of writing

[joelct at singnet.com.sg (Joseph Low)]

            Whilst I fully agree with Steve Melnyk - I should mention that
the writers of The Economist ( a weekly news magazine )
            are perhaps the penultimate writers of today. I had been an
ardent and long time subscriber until they decided to punish
            loyalty by pushing up prices.

            IMO all students and those interested in the real English -
should read The Economist ( if they can afford it )

            Joseph Low
            Singapore

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From: lug-bounces+joelct=singnet.com.sg@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+joelct=singnet.com.sg@leica-users.org]On Behalf Of
Steven A. Melnyk
Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 9:17 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] declining quality of writing

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
melnyk@msu.edu

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