On the the 50th anniversary of the publication of "The Elements of Style," the New York Times has published an interesting debate on the merits of this venerable little style bible. Some pretty high-powered writers and grammarians took the opportunity to, er, rain on the old boys' graves, so to speak.
I've always thought this cogent little book as a must-read for writers. Looks like I'm going to have to re-read and re-evaluate.
The debate is worth reading to decide for yourself. Click here.
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