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Geoffrey K. Pullum: 50 Years of Stupid Grammar Advice [1]

[1] http://chronicle.com/article/50-Years-of-Stupid-Grammar/2549...

Even the truly silly advice, like "Do not inject opinion," doesn't really do harm. (No force on earth can prevent undergraduates from injecting opinion. And anyway, sometimes that is just what we want from them.)

Geoffrey's writing would be stronger omitting "truly", "really" and "anyway". It isn't just novice writers who need reminders to omit needless words.

And the HN thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1002723
OT, but what are we calling this recently trendy pattern of putting multiple distinct articles on one page? I just saw it on Bloomberg, and now TDB. I keep scrolling and thinking to myself, "What a long article!"

It's like the worst form of infinite scroll.

Do read the comments.
I tried, but that smiling Republican refuses to budge and is creeping me out.