Inspired by Geoff Pullum’s Language Log posting on “the grammar gravy train”, Bradshaw of  the Future has alerted us (here) to the wonders of Ned Halley’s Dictionary of Modern English Grammar: Grammar, Syntax and Style for the 21st Century (Wordsworth Reference, 2005) — a strange and dreadful book. The back-cover blurb: Is there a right way … Continue reading Grammar, syntax, and style