Basic grammar books have existed since the 16th century, but it wasn’t until the 18th that guides like Robert Baker’s “Reflections on the English Language” (1770) and James Elphinston’s ...

For decades the best-selling grammar book in the English-speaking world, by far, has been William Strunk and E.B. White’s “Elements of Style”. It is breezily readable, ...

Here they can be subtle, but they are many: the index of the “Cambridge Grammar of the English Language” mentions regional differences in 95 places. America being the parvenu, ...

It is well past time to consign grammar pedantry to the history books. Photo: Getty Images It’s a perpetual lament: The purity of the English language is under assault.

(Not: The books are expensive ... when they speak. • Use your ear: Sometimes usage is easier to feel once you've heard it enough times. Still confused? That's normal!Articles are one of the trickiest ...