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"In the late afternoon of September 21, 2018, I exited my New York apartment
building carrying a folding table and a big sign reading GRAMMAR TABLE. I
crossed Broadway to a little park called Verdi Square, found a spot at the
northern entrance to the Seventy-Second Street subway station, propped up my
sign, and prepared to answer grammar questions from passersby.
This might seem bizarre to some, but to me it felt like destiny. I’ve been
teaching writing and grammar for decades. I love grammar. I’ve studied
twenty-five languages for fun. My bookshelves are filled with grammar and usage
books, carefully alphabetized by language from Albanian to Zulu.
I majored in German in college and earned a master’s degree in comparative
literature, specializing in African American and German writers. One of the
greatest pleasures of my life has been participating in a world of reading and
literature and beautiful, varied words. I love exploring how they are put
together, not just in English, which is the focus of this book, but in all the
languages I have studied."
Via Esther Schindler, who wrote "My kind of person."
Share and enjoy,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
