From NPR’s Morning Edition on the 17th, in the story “Farmers Cautious of Drought-Resistant Seeds”: Z4.72. Like many Iowa farmers, [Gary] Plunkett’s corn harvest numbers have gyrated … Some usage critics (like Philip B. Corbett, the NYT‘s associate managing editor for standards, in charge of the paper’s style manual) would reject the initial like-phrase out … Continue reading Possessive controller for SPAR