On Friday 11 January 2002 05:08 pm, Heather wrote: [snip]
> I recommend the slim book by Strunk and White (I think that's William > Strunk) for learning the finer points of English grammar, but it's > been my experience, between native speakers who don't care about the > details and non-native ones who do care, that the ones who care are > at least understandable. Most grade school grammar teachers would > whap me for that long sentence even though it's otherwise correct. > So... don't worry too much, just make sure to make the point clear, > and everything will work out fine. > Another excellent (and cheaper) resource is The Economist's style guide, available online at: http://www.economist.com/library/StyleGuide/index.cfm This is an English (or British, if you prefer) English usage guide and therefore has some different recommendations to Strunk and White. Whichever usage you prefer, it's written in a friendly and even mildly amusing style and is a very worthwhile read. YMMV, and all that... - Derek > > * Heather Stern * star@ many places...
