Four years ago I decided I needed to host a pop-up grammar-advice stand. The plan was simple: I’d sit on the streets of New York City and help people with their questions. I ordered a folding table, ...

Misplaced apostrophes’, passive voice being used, and sentence fragments. We’ve all experienced the frustration of witnessing infuriating grammar faux pas. I’ve often found myself internally rolling ...

The other day, I got pulled over by the Grammar Police. They ticketed me for Reckless Punctuation, Faulty Subject-Verb Agreement, Splitting My Infinitives, Terminal Prepositions, Verb Tense Disorder, ...

ABSENCE OF EVIDENCE is not, as the saying goes, the same thing as evidence of absence. But if you continue looking for something intently, and keep failing to find it, you can be forgiven for starting ...

Linguist and "Rebel Without a Clause" author Ellen Jovin at the Grammar Table. Alaska grammar nerds will be heartened to know that a self-described roving grammarian is in the state dispensing advice.

Now that I have your attention, I’ll note that since making the transition from retired full-time columnist to twice-a-month freelancer, I’ve resumed some of the recurring features with which I had ...

In 2016, under a similar title, this column urged the Supreme Court of New Jersey to require all bar candidates to demonstrate some mastery of English. The subtitle was "Grammar as a Measure of ...

Four years ago I decided I needed to host a pop-up grammar-advice stand. The plan was simple: I’d sit on the streets of New York City and help people with their questions. I ordered a folding table, ...

Four years ago I decided I needed to host a pop-up grammar-advice stand. The plan was simple: I’d sit on the streets of New York City and help people with their questions. I ordered a folding table, ...