Linguist and "Rebel Without a Clause" author Ellen Jovin at the Grammar Table. Alaska grammar nerds will be heartened to know that a self-described roving grammarian is in the state dispensing advice.

WASHINGTON — A self-proclaimed word nerd is on a mission to answer your questions about language and grammar. Author and expert Ellen Jovin took her grammar table to the National Mall to answer ...

She sets up her grammar table at different locations across New York City and the country answering people’s questions about grammar. She says one of her favorite parts of her job is meeting other ...

On Sept. 21, 2018, writer and linguistic enthusiast Ellen Jovin set out to answer grammar questions on the streets of New York City. She propped up a folding table near a busy subway stop outside her ...

“Rebel With a Clause” celebrates the improbable cross-country journey of a woman who gently imparts grammar rules to strangers. Ellen Jovin, wearing a “Grammar Is Groovy” T-shirt, is the star of ...

Four years ago I decided I needed to host a pop-up grammar-advice stand. The plan was simple: I’d sit on the streets of New York City and help people with their questions. I ordered a folding table, ...

Ellen Jovin, an English language fanatic, was sitting in her New York apartment this summer feeling like it was too hot to do anything fun outside. So, she came up with an idea: a grammar table — ...

I’ve sometimes idly wondered why so many people feel so strongly about grammar and the particular ways we write and speak. Think of the Twitter wars over the Oxford comma and Facebook arguments over ...

New Hope, Pennsylvania — Imagine you're out walking, shopping, or doing some other gerund, when out of nowhere, a woman on the street prepositions you. What would you think? You might think, who is ...

Four years ago I decided I needed to host a pop-up grammar-advice stand. The plan was simple: I’d sit on the streets of New York City and help people with their questions. I ordered a folding table, ...