Good points

[brightlotusmoon]

Delightful, fascinating, and illuminating.
http://chronicle.com/free/v55/i32/32b01501.htm: 50 Years of Stupid Grammar Advice

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[brightlotusmoon.livejournal.com]

There were times when I wanted to hurl that book out a window and never read another copy, but it was required reading for all the classes I needed to take in order be a writer. In general, I followed Strunk and White's rules, but I enjoyed breaking them in small ways when I wrote fiction.

It bothers me when people, especially teachers, become evangelical and zealous about a specific text. Your description made me giggle.