Heyday of Grammar

Behind the Bookshelves

English - April 05, 2021 16:35 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MB - ★★★★ - 27 ratings
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We speak to grammarian Bryan Garner about rare grammar books. One hundred books from Bryan’s collection of 1,900 books about grammar and 4,000 dictionaries are currently on display at the Grolier Club in New York. We learn how a teenage crush sparked Bryan’s love of grammar, how Noah Webster was instrumental in the spelling differences between British and American English, and how grammar continues to evolve.