The Wall Street Journal recently put adverbs on trial. Witnesses for the prosecution: Stephen King (“The adverb is not your friend,” says he), a slew of anti-adverb judges, and legions of legal writing teachers.…
Month: November 2014
Ten Teasers from Pinker’s “Sense of Style”
I’ve dog-eared and scribbled on Steven Pinker’s Sense of Style: The Thinking Person’s Guide to Writing in the 21st Century so much that it’s time to buy a new one. Here are My Top Ten…