What the hell is a Grammar Anarchist? You can be one! Since we don’t have a U.S. language, feel FREE to set your own rules -- interpret grammar YOUR WAY. You’re not in England anymore. Join the anarchy of U.S. grammar! Make your choices and preserve them in YOUR STYLE MANUAL. —The Grammar Anarchist
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Thursday, June 23, 2011
What's In a Name — Part III
Has your newspaper caught on yet that using chair, to indicate the leader of a group, is both more accurate and more space saving? Instead of designating chairman or chairwoman and taking a chance on the genders of Lee Smith, Kim Yang, Sam Brown, or Taylor White, why not use chair? In Roberts Rules of Order, the chair is considered both the position and the person.
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