Got a Pet Language Peeve? Tell It to Anne Curzan

Create “Grammar Night” and they will come. Seriously.

Two weeks ago, my That’s What They Say co-host Rebecca Kruth and I hosted Grammar Night at a local barbecue restaurant. Our radio segment — which packs as much interesting linguistic information into four minutes as we can — has been airing every Sunday morning on Michigan Radio (the local National Public Radio affiliate) for almost six years, and the station organized the evening event. A little on-air advertising and information on the...