Comments on: Bookmarked! 12th April http://www.novelr.com/2009/04/13/bookmarked-12th-april Hacking Publishing Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:58:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Eli James http://www.novelr.com/2009/04/13/bookmarked-12th-april/comment-page-1#comment-3231 Eli James Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:21:52 +0000 http://www.novelr.com/?p=543#comment-3231 Thanks for the link, Jim. I read a rebuttal to that article some time back, but I wasn't aware of the context until you pointed that link out to me. As for the critique ... well I'm not so sure that it's merited. I think a lot of things in 'The Elements Of Style' is rightfully vague, because it comes with context. But then again I've been looking hard for that book in Malaysia's bookstores for the past 2 years or so, and I've <em>yet</em> to read it. Sigh. @Chris: I err ... don't know whether to chuckle at that last sentence or not, but I'll assume you're poking fun at the whole thing. L33t speak is teh way 2 go! ;-) Thanks for the link, Jim. I read a rebuttal to that article some time back, but I wasn’t aware of the context until you pointed that link out to me. As for the critique … well I’m not so sure that it’s merited. I think a lot of things in ‘The Elements Of Style’ is rightfully vague, because it comes with context. But then again I’ve been looking hard for that book in Malaysia’s bookstores for the past 2 years or so, and I’ve yet to read it. Sigh.

@Chris: I err … don’t know whether to chuckle at that last sentence or not, but I’ll assume you’re poking fun at the whole thing. L33t speak is teh way 2 go! ;-)

]]> By: Chris or Lethe http://www.novelr.com/2009/04/13/bookmarked-12th-april/comment-page-1#comment-3230 Chris or Lethe Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:25:38 +0000 http://www.novelr.com/?p=543#comment-3230 Zinser wrote a wonderful book, "On Writing Well." But he's still living in the shadow of that writing manuals' success. I recently read an article of his in, oh, I don't remember, some literary magazine and he's talking about this book he wrote um-teen years ago. I mean, come on. The Elements of Style is another classic, which greatly influence Zinser's "On Writing Well", but it's dated. The problem with both writing manual classics is that language evolves. The general trend in language has been to move toward a more conversation, that is, spoken writing. Writing manuals are inevitably going to reflect their historical moment. Look how far we've come from Shakespeare! r u w/ me? Zinser wrote a wonderful book, “On Writing Well.” But he’s still living in the shadow of that writing manuals’ success. I recently read an article of his in, oh, I don’t remember, some literary magazine and he’s talking about this book he wrote um-teen years ago. I mean, come on. The Elements of Style is another classic, which greatly influence Zinser’s “On Writing Well”, but it’s dated. The problem with both writing manual classics is that language evolves. The general trend in language has been to move toward a more conversation, that is, spoken writing. Writing manuals are inevitably going to reflect their historical moment. Look how far we’ve come from Shakespeare! r u w/ me?

]]> By: JZ http://www.novelr.com/2009/04/13/bookmarked-12th-april/comment-page-1#comment-3229 JZ Fri, 17 Apr 2009 22:27:20 +0000 http://www.novelr.com/?p=543#comment-3229 Though it's not mentioned in this article, it's worth mentioning (and within the general topic) that there's been some questioning lately of a book called "The Elements of Style." It's regarded as something of a classic on writing in the US, but, a linguist recently brought up a number of problems with it. <a href="http://chronicle.com/free/v55/i32/32b01501.htm" rel="nofollow">50 Years of Stupid Grammar Advice</a> It's worth a look. Though it’s not mentioned in this article, it’s worth mentioning (and within the general topic) that there’s been some questioning lately of a book called “The Elements of Style.”

It’s regarded as something of a classic on writing in the US, but, a linguist recently brought up a number of problems with it.

50 Years of Stupid Grammar Advice

It’s worth a look.

]]> By: Eli James http://www.novelr.com/2009/04/13/bookmarked-12th-april/comment-page-1#comment-3221 Eli James Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:01:20 +0000 http://www.novelr.com/?p=543#comment-3221 o.O My God, didn't know that, Lee. *scurries off to correct it* o.O My God, didn’t know that, Lee. *scurries off to correct it*

]]> By: Lee http://www.novelr.com/2009/04/13/bookmarked-12th-april/comment-page-1#comment-3220 Lee Sun, 12 Apr 2009 16:40:32 +0000 http://www.novelr.com/?p=543#comment-3220 Zinister Zinsser would have a picnic with David Foster Wallace. (And though I don't like to be pedantic, A. L. Kennedy is a woman.) Zinister Zinsser would have a picnic with David Foster Wallace.

(And though I don’t like to be pedantic, A. L. Kennedy is a woman.)

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