Comments on: Strunk’s “Elements” is easy listening on CD http://cdashnaw.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/strunk/ No matter what you write, make it worth reading. By Cindy Dashnaw Sun, 20 Sep 2009 05:41:12 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Raquel http://cdashnaw.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/strunk/#comment-454 Raquel Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:02:53 +0000 http://cdashnaw.wordpress.com/?p=45#comment-454 I didn't know it was on CD... I could stand to hear or read this yearly. Thanks. I didn’t know it was on CD… I could stand to hear or read this yearly. Thanks.

]]> By: cdashnaw http://cdashnaw.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/strunk/#comment-446 cdashnaw Thu, 15 May 2008 20:54:55 +0000 http://cdashnaw.wordpress.com/?p=45#comment-446 We all could. I think I can now explain what "restrictive" and "unrestrictive" means. We all could. I think I can now explain what “restrictive” and “unrestrictive” means.

]]> By: Tree B http://cdashnaw.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/strunk/#comment-445 Tree B Thu, 15 May 2008 20:12:17 +0000 http://cdashnaw.wordpress.com/?p=45#comment-445 Thanks for the tip, Cindy! I could use a refresher! Thanks for the tip, Cindy! I could use a refresher!

]]> By: cdashnaw http://cdashnaw.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/strunk/#comment-443 cdashnaw Wed, 14 May 2008 21:42:59 +0000 http://cdashnaw.wordpress.com/?p=45#comment-443 Amazon.com reviewers agree with you; 19 of them gave it an average rating of 4.5 stars out of 5. I love the Library Journal's review: "Containing roughly 7000 main entries and many cross references, the dictionary offers intelligent, sensible, readable advice concerning usage demons involving problems of grammar, spelling, homonyms, variants, cliches, skunked words, redundancies, phrasal adjectives and verbs, and more." "Usage demons" -- what a great description! Amazon.com reviewers agree with you; 19 of them gave it an average rating of 4.5 stars out of 5. I love the Library Journal’s review: “Containing roughly 7000 main entries and many cross references, the dictionary offers intelligent, sensible, readable advice concerning usage demons involving problems of grammar, spelling, homonyms, variants, cliches, skunked words, redundancies, phrasal adjectives and verbs, and more.”

“Usage demons” — what a great description!

]]> By: lmb http://cdashnaw.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/strunk/#comment-442 lmb Wed, 14 May 2008 15:05:49 +0000 http://cdashnaw.wordpress.com/?p=45#comment-442 I'd add one book to this list: Bryan Garner's excellent <i>A Dictionary of Modern American Usage</i>. I’d add one book to this list: Bryan Garner’s excellent A Dictionary of Modern American Usage.

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