There has long been a tacit idea that the pox on ending sentences with a preposition is based on some kind of principle — maybe linguistic or...
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Here's why two schools of Lebanon County's past were named after the "father of English grammar."
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Mary Norris writes about a new exhibit at the Grolier Club, “Taming the Tongue: In the Heyday of English Grammar (1713-1851),” showcasing...
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The idea that English should be logical really got going with the popular grammarians of the late 18th century: Englishman Robert Lowth (1710–87) and American-...
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Bryan A. Garner, a grammarian, lexicographer, and law professor, whose new book is titled Taming the Tongue in the Heyday of English Grammar (1711-1851).
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There's been a lot of talk lately about what pronouns to use for persons whose gender is unknown, complicated, or irrelevant.
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A meek and tireless scholar works to clean up the often sloppy lexicographical work of Noah Webster. The whole effort spells trouble.
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There is nothing wrong with beginning a sentence with the word and (or for that matter, the words but, because, or however).
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"Rules" of English range from delusional through disputed to accepted | Culture.
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Lincoln developed his linguistic skills partly by following a once-common early American tradition—self-betterment through grammar study...
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