Scott Simon talks with Ellen Jovin, author of "Rebel With A Clause," about the many grammar questions she's fielded from the public and whether it's ever OK to correct someone's grammar. Grammar is ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The article deals with the dynamic, retroactive effects within a clause derivation of various 'downstream' specifications (that is, at ...

The sun came up slowly on National Grammar Day, like a feature writer resisting her editor’s changes. Sitting in my rocking chair on the front porch of the Old Editors’ Home, I was not impressed. I’d ...