THE ancient notion of English grammar was one of certain categories of words, and certain rules for their proper use. This is still the idea implied in most of the dictionary definitions of the word.

The English language, even for a native English speaker, is not an exact science. Despite our best efforts to learn how to speak and type in grade school, English is just sort of one of those things ...

Whether you’re a professional wordsmith or are simply hoping to make your daily correspondence a bit more polished, these simple tips should help. Also, if you’re the former, I’d love to grab a coffee ...

THIS pamphlet of sixty pages is very unlike what is ordinarily^ understood by an English grammar. It opens with a paragraph of three lines headed “Analysis and Parsing Differentiated.” Then comes a ...