Where’s the Camera?

I’m here, Mr. Demille, for my closeups! The Anarachist's Guide to Grammar is receiving great reviews and more notice than I expected. However much I am proud of this book — the best grammar book you’ll ever need — I wasn’t that sure that anyone was reading much grammar lately.

The U.S. language is different from all those other “Englisher” languages out there.  Don’t even call it “American” (There are too many other Americans — everyone from Canadian through Mexican and Guatamalan to Argentinian and Chilean). We’re special!

If we take pride in our country, we ought also to pride ourselves on our language. Yes, it’s different.
It’s free, it’s flexible, it’s original, it’s creative. But most of all it belongs to the U.S. and the U.S. alone! Don’t ever forget that.

Show your pride in your respect for all things grammary!

Don’t Bug Me!

Today I’m in Pronunciation Rant Mode. How often I hear the plural of “process” pronounced “process-eez”, much like the plural of “oasis” is pronounced “oas-eez” and plural “basis” is “bas-eez”. Sounds classy, doesn’t it? Unless you know the plural of “process” is pronounced like “dresses”: “process-ez”. Stop bugging me!