Education Quote by Stephen King

American grammar doesn't have the sturdiness of British grammar, but it has its own scruffy charm.

— Stephen King

I believe it is imperative to see modern English grammar as a rich and diverse linguistic system deposited on our [England's] shores 1,500 years…

— Robert Burchfield

I can assure you that there is no question of us throwing away the tradition of the Grammar Schools.

— Hugh Gaitskell

Prescriptive grammar has spread linguistic insecurity like a plague among English speakers for centuries, numbs us to the aesthetic richness of non-standard speech, and…

— John H. McWhorter

The misconceptions about grammar posted on the 'Net are at least as bad as the misconceptions about evolution, presumably because American public schools do…

— Raphael Carter

Grammar has qualities, shapes and forms.

— Frederick Lenz

For most of us the rules of English grammar are at best a dimly remembered thing. But even for those who make the rules,…

— Bill Bryson

...the reality of intelligent British speech... uses blasphemus, coital and cloacal expletives as a matter of course.

— Stephen Fry

Texting has reduced the number of waste words, but it has also exposed a black hole of ignorance about traditional - what a cranky…

— Richard Corliss

Perhaps it's an accident of nationality, but the English treasure subtlety and appreciate not having everything spelled out for them, while Americans want everything…

— Tim Pigott-Smith

I have to admit that I'm not very good with grammar. They taught grammar in elementary and high school, but I went to public…

— Trevor Paglen

Modern English, especially written English, is full of bad habits which spread by imitation and which can be avoided if one is willing to…

— George Orwell