SLJ’s Battle of the (Kids’) Books starts tomorrow and I can’ t wait! I’ve had so much fun getting it up and ready (neglecting this blog, I know) and I’m confident that it will be even more fun once the matches begin. In the meantime, we’ve got a People’s Choice Poll up and running. So go vote for your favorite among the 16 contenders here and check out the standings here.
Daily Archives: April 12, 2009
50 Years of Stupid Grammar Advice
The Elements of Style does not deserve the enormous esteem in which it is held by American college graduates. Its advice ranges from limp platitudes to inconsistent nonsense. Its enormous influence has not improved American students’ grasp of English grammar; it has significantly degraded it.
Geoffrey Pullum has a problem (actually several) with Strunk and White.
Filed under Writing
educating alice 