This Dull Man reads grammar books for fun.
Strunk & White’s The Elements of Style has always been my favorite. This review of a paean to that book explains why:
A Brief History of The Elements of Style and What Makes It Great — reviewed in “Brain Pickings”:
http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/02/03/stylized-elements-of-style/
Mark R Yeatts
Lexington, South Carolina
February 6, 2012
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Extreme Grammarian?
Dear Mark,
This is interesting indeed. It’s a fascinating new book to read.
It’s author, Mark Garvey, is described in the Brain Pickings article as a “self-professed extreme Elements of Style enthusiast.”
We have heard of Extreme Ironing. I see now there is an Extreme Grammarian.
Garvey says his favorite cover of The Elements of Style is the cover for the Third Edition — here it is:
Grover
