Bob Yates:
 
    No reply is really too late.
 
    Grammar remains useful in study of any language.  Unfortunately,
I have quite a number of college students, whose use of English
grammar is weak.  I question whether these weak users will do much
for the language development of future pupils in Texas or elsewhere
in the land.
 
    When returning any kind of written work, I still circle errors.
This simple move seems to be effective in some cases.
 
Richard Swerdlin
([log in to unmask])