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To: HairyWho? who wrote (2)	11/29/1997 10:14:00 AM
From: jbe	Read Replies (1) of 4711

Rahn, heaven forfend I should look over your shoulder! I could not have put the case for Grammar more effectively than you have. Actually, I should probably have named this thread "SI Writing Lab" rather than "SI Grammar and Spelling Lab." Most people will acknowledge the need for writing at least well enough to get their ideas across effectively, whereas the words "grammar" and "spelling" reek of pedantic elementary school drill. Some people write well, without necessarily knowing the "rules" of grammar, because they have a good ear, an instinctive sense of language. But others, ostensibly well-educated people, make such egregious errors that one really wonders....Perhaps the only cure is to READ good writing (by which I do not mean Investors' Business Daily). Speaking of good writing, there is a magnificent and truly entertaining book about grammar (I kid you not!), called "The King's English," written by H.W. Fowler & F.G. Fowler. First published in 1906, it is now out in a (probably revised & updated) paperback edition. I recommend it to all for both edification & amusement. jbe

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