Cases Quote by Horace

The grammarians are arguing.

— Horace

“Linguistics is arguably the most hotly contested property in the academic realm. It is soaked with the blood of poets, theologians, philosophers, philologists, psychologists,…

— Russ Rymer

Grammar is the analysis of language.

— Edgar Allan Poe

“As a professional speaker and author, excellent grammar is crucial in my profession. Without the proper use of words and language, I would lose…

— Susan C. Young

Grammar is the grave of letters.

— Elbert Hubbard

Devotees of grammatical studies have not been distinguished for any very remarkable felicities of expression

— Amos Bronson Alcott

Grammar is politics by other means.

— Donna J. Haraway

“Oh, those lapses, darling. So many of us walk around letting fly with “errors.” We could do better, but we’re so slovenly, so rushed…

— John H. McWhorter

Grammar is a piano I play by ear. All I know about grammar is its power.

— Joan Didion

“This situation is further complicated when the linguist is confronted with speakers of Romany. The largest minority in Europe have no state of their…

— Jovan Autonomašević

“the rules of English grammar are largely an artificial construct with little or no bearing on the language as it is spoke.”

— Ben Aaronovitch

“Standard English as it is presented by grammarians and pedants is a dialect that is based on a mostly fictional, static, and Platonic ideal…

— Kory Stamper