Looks like a bunch of good points held together by diatribe. S&amp;W is a good book. The list of errata would be more helpful  without the ranting.<p>Example: Prescriptive grammar didn&#x27;t rely so much on evidence. That&#x27;s a truism that (a) doesn&#x27;t tell us much about E.B. White&#x27;s personal character flaws (&quot;arrogance&quot;), and (b) leaves us awfully starry-eyed and idealistic about the downsides of descriptive grammar. Who knows what they&#x27;ll say about us in fifty years?