If writers use disciplined freedom, they're more likely to be understood JAMES J. KILPATRICK Universal Press Syndicate A plaintive question comes from "Kathryn in Creswell." She asks, "Why do we study grammar?" Our correspondent identifies herself as a high school freshman. She lives in a small town in western Oregon a few miles south of Eugene. Last month she and her classmates...
"Grammar for the Soul"
The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
You know how they say that when your living space is cluttered, so is your mind?...
Rebel schools defend stance
Belfast Telegraph
Belfast Telegraph
Rebel grammar schools defying Caitriona Ruane today defended their plans to set up a new transfer test - despite new figures revealing that the 31 colleges accepted hundreds of pupils with 11-plus C and D grades last year. Official statistics...
Grammar Gremlin: Other words better than 'inasmuch'
Knox News
Knox News
The terms "inasmuch," "insomuch" and "insofar" are unusual. Each consists of three words merged into one. They have been in our language for hundreds of years....


