3: Bad Ideas About Style, Usage, and Grammar Last updated Save as PDF Page ID 65276 Cheryl E. Ball & Drew M. Loewe ed. West Virginia University via Digital Publishing Institute and West Virginia University Libraries 3.1: Strunk and White Set the Standard 3.2: Good Writers Always Follow My Rules 3.3: Writers Must Develop a Strong, Original Voice 3.4: Leave Yourself Out of Your Writing 3.5: Response- Never Use “I” 3.6: The Passive Voice Should be Avoided 3.7: Teaching Grammar Improves Writing 3.8: Good Writers Must Know Grammatical Terminology 3.9: Grammar Should Be Taught Separately As Rules to Learn