What are others Saying?

After reading a few of my classmates blogs about their feelings towards Strunk and White and Williams, I was able to see that there are people with the same feelings towards Strunk and White as mine. Many people agreed that after reading Strunk and White they had gained specific answers about grammar rules that they always had. Rebecca made an interesting statement in her blog about Strunk and White, "I was turned off when these authors put down writers who don’t follow their strict rules." (http://rcreteau.blogspot.com) I think that this is a big issue for students that are reading this book, and are trying to get a benefit towards their writing style out of it. I agree with Becca, because I felt the same after reading some of the issues that seemed to annoy Strunk and White. I found myself being turned off to what they had to say, and found that a lot of the issues they had didn't matter all that much in a persons writing style.

As I was looking at the syllabus, I must have gotten something mixed up because I thought that we had two days to read Williams entire book (not something I would recommend!) I would have to agree with Rudi stating, "Williams' book is far better, more useful and more in-depth, but also harder to use" (http://clocklife.blogspot.com) I found that this book was much harder then Strunk and White, but after class discussions I was able to comprehend each chapter much clearer. I felt that the information from Williams was a lot more beneficial as a college student. I personally don't feel that grammar is that big of an issue nowadays, with spell check so handy, but the Eloquence and Concision of writing truly makes a difference in our work. I enjoyed reading what others in class had to say about Strunk and White and Williams, I gained a new view towards the authors as well.