[Leica] declining quality of writing

[daniel.ridings at muspro.uio.no (Daniel Ridings)]

:)

After thirty years of Strunk & White, I picked up another book while I was
visiting my family last summer.

William Zinsser, On Writing Well (ISBN 0-06-000664-1). I think Phong might
find it helpful _after_ the little book.

I remember AP and UPI used to have style guides. They were nice too.

Daniel

On Thu, 24 Jun 2004, B. D. Colen wrote:

> "Avoid needless words. Avoid needless words. Avoid needless words."
> White, quoting Strunk.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
> Daniel Ridings
> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 1:43 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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