I was recently invited to write a little piece on grammar for Christine Schimpf’sblog. Chris has taken my Creative Writing class for the past few years. I had the privilege, week by week, of watching the birth and growth of her fascinating book Nick, the Journey of a Lifetime. Here’s what I wrote for a future post on her blog:
After
teaching English and writing for decades, and after edited hundreds of
manuscripts, this is what I think: people are way too scared of grammar. They
should pay more attention to usage.
