tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6354819.post114830541614433136..comments2023-10-28T10:12:35.184-04:00Comments on Big Tent: Top Books on EnglishStephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14620478836945715498noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6354819.post-1148493654493819672006-05-24T14:00:00.000-04:002006-05-24T14:00:00.000-04:00Mark -- I find that beating them with broomsticks ...Mark -- I find that beating them with broomsticks works. It does not make them better writers. But it makes you feel better.<BR/><BR/>dcatdcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09921385244556780254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6354819.post-1148405131196924362006-05-23T13:25:00.000-04:002006-05-23T13:25:00.000-04:00If my students understood even a fraction of what ...If my students understood even a fraction of what those books talk about, I would be a much less frustrated person right now. <BR/><BR/>(Sorry, grading annoyances)Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04142850060979422358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6354819.post-1148404187172717612006-05-23T13:09:00.000-04:002006-05-23T13:09:00.000-04:00And Strunk and White, Elements of Style.And Strunk and White, Elements of Style.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12616206952252181603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6354819.post-1148403622227816332006-05-23T13:00:00.000-04:002006-05-23T13:00:00.000-04:00It is a bit on the fluff side, but I like "Eats, S...It is a bit on the fluff side, but I like "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" and I have found "Woe Is I" to be useful. And of course there is the Chicago Manual of Style.<BR/><BR/>dcatdcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09921385244556780254noreply@blogger.com