Sarah Kaplan is a reporter for the Washington Post’s Morning Mix. Founding Grammars By Rosemarie Ostler St. Martin’s. 309 pp. $27.99 How you say something matters as much as what you say. At least ...

Hello there! I have just landed back in the States after studying in London this summer. While there, I took a particular interest in the differences between British and American grammar. Here are ...

The writer who disregards grammar is like a shortstop who eschews a glove. Neither can do the job without the tool. Yet writing teachers are begging the State Board of Education to kill a plan to ...

Mastering English can be tough for many learners. And choosing the right accent can add an extra challenge. But which English accent is easiest to learn: British or American? The answer is not as ...

This Dave Barry column was originally published Sunday, February 25, 2001. It is with great decrepitude that we present another episode of ``Ask Mister Language Person,'' the column that was recently ...