Grammar Pundit Gifts

"You have no idea what it's like to be a 'just between you and me' person in a 'just between you and I' world."

In the Guru District

Hey, calm down --- Now, what did you say again?

They're Not Just That Into It

'Can't they just switch to smaller barrels?'

My Bookshelf Before the Internet

I will study my speling words...

'Our admission policy is now simplicity itself. If you have the tuition, you're in.'

'To most people, 1984 is just a novel; around here it's our instruction manual.'

Punctuation Police

'Why can't we have a texting bee?'

News and Magazines. Celebrity gossip. Sports scandals. Political bickering. We're out of the "information age" and well into the "too much information age"!

Someone who knows apostrophes

'What amazes me most is that years ago I couldn't even spell teacher - now I are one!'

Difference of Opinion

Smith Academy. A Tradition of Excellense.

"We're suing you under equal opportunities legislation for failure to represent our rights"

"I know its hard to believe right now, Lawrence, but some day you'll thank me for asking you to punctuate your sentences correctly."

'Thank heavens! For a minute there I thought it was the news!'

"Mom, I'm bored. Do you know something I can get hysterical and panicky about?"

"Sorry I'm late. I overslept." "Is that even a real word?"

Library - Political Science section - 'What to do until the spin doctor comes'

"Whoever made Keir Starmer did a sound professional job."

Desert $2.75. See? -- It wasn't a typo.

"Nuts to you, too."

'I look forward to a bigger and bolder vision in my 2nd term.'

Lessons in Prehistory.

'The definition of OBSOLETE: old fashioned dictionaries.'

Conflating Science and Grammar. The boy threw the ball. What grammatical role does "ball" play in this sentence? An object in motion!

"Gas. Regular. Premium. Super. You don’t want to know."

"Let's fall in love and live in the subjunctive."

"So, hw ws yr smmr?"

Contemporary English Lesson: The Cat was Sat on the Mat.

First you're a law student, then you're a lawyer, then you're a judge, then you're a politician, then you're a criminal.

"As I see it, 'Crazy politics' - like not voting on a supreme court nominee - is better than a complete government shutdown."