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How Not to Teach Grammar

When people with opinions and a platform rant about bad grammar, they're not helping, write two English professors.
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On Hyphens and Racial Indicators

The AP dropped hyphens from expressions of heritage such as "Asian American." Some scholars are asking, with or without hyphens, aren't we all "American"?
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In Which We Get to the Bottom of Some Crazy-Ass Language

Strong language has a unique place in linguistics. 
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Dear Pedants: Your Fave Grammar Rule is Probably Fake

What constitutes ‘correct’ grammar in English seems to have a cyclical life, aided and abetted by new generations of enthusiastic grammarians.