Tom Swift Writer’s Notebook

From Henry Seidel Canby’s “Seven Years’ Harvest”:
“The idea is too commonly expressed that a little grammar and spelling will accomplish what really needs a mental development. Good English comes from a good mind, and no other. And if the mind is good and the English irregular there may be merit to its irregularity.”

From The Grammar Lady:
“Most of the schoolchildren today are native speakers of some sort of English. Since it’s deemed dangerous to self-esteem to point out errors, the students who don’t use the language correctly don’t get much help.”

You Go, Girl. I mean, Old Gray Lady.