Last revised 3 August 2001 . It's far from finished, but it may still be useful. It's very rudimentary, but may be useful. These notes are a miscellany of grammatical rules and explanations, comments on style , and suggestions on usage I put together for my classes. Anyone who can resist turning my own preferences into dogma is welcome to use this HTML edition.
Comments are always welcome.
And they're right. I reject any model of linguistic decline, in which the twenty-first century speaks a decadent version of the language of some golden age. Because these notes may be useful in making your writing clearer and more effective . I'm not out to make definitive statements about what's right and what's wrong , and Lord knows I wouldn't be qualified even if I tried. The specific articles are intended for quick reference, such as when you have to find out whether which or that is appropriate.