The Element's of Style is a small book that outlines some key tips for proper US English. It is now available online:
http://bartleby.com/141/

- Jeff

On Oct 8, 2009, at 9:15 AM, Reinier Battenberg wrote:

Hi,

Does anyone know a simple website that explains what good written english is?
Like explain what a comma is for, when to use capitals, etc.?

That would be helpful, not just for this XXX.

rgds,

Reinier Battenberg
Director
Mountbatten Ltd.
+256 782 801 749
www.mountbatten.net

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On Thursday 08 October 2009 08:54:49 Paul Bagyenda wrote:
MIT reignites the old debate by nixing the 500-word application essay.

Word salad here:
http://news.slashdot.org/story/09/10/07/0015204/MIT-Axes-the-500-Word-Appli
cation-Essay?art_pos=25 Passion here:
http://tech.mit.edu/V129/N39/bayley.html

I offer this extract from an email I received the other day from a
student.  Tweeterised, is what we might start calling it:
--
heelo sir ,  am XXX yo student in YYY i  just kindly
want to help get acces to the sample test .
on ma email inbox, if posble .
 , i'll be glad wen ma request z put into into yo kind consideration.
thx
--

Views anyone?

P.


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