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Subject:Re: Texts on Grammar From:Barry Campbell <barry -at- WEBVERANDA -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 25 Aug 1998 12:41:56 -0400
At 07:11 AM 8/25/98 -0400, Stephen D. Murphy wrote:
>Can anyone recommend a good solid English grammar book? I have "The
>Elements of Style" and "The Elements of Technical Writing;" these are
>good as far as they go but much too skimpy. Dull is okay, thorough is
>essential.
Steve,
There are a number of useful resources on the Web. Yahoo! catalogs
many of them at the following URL:
In print, I prefer the Harbrace College Handbook, but any freshman-comp
grammar guide (Holt, HarperCollins, Warriner) would probably serve you
equally well. Harbrace is dry as dirt, but cogent and complete.
Hope this helps.
Barry Campbell * barry -at- webveranda -dot- com * 40.77 N, 73.97 W
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