The Glamour of Grammar

Grammar is a topic that’s far from fun for most people, and certainly not in the ballpark of things we conjure as glamorous. But author Roy Peter Clark is determined to change that mindset, pointing out in The Glamour of Grammar that at one time in the history of language “glamour” and “grammar” were the same word. He goes about showing the many ways in which language learning and usage can retain its ancestral roots in enchantment, charm, and magic.

Divided in short topical chapters, the book looks like a usage guide but reads like an extended essay on the wonderment of language. I’ve already recommended it to the aspiring writer I know as Dad, and I recommend it to you, dear reader, as inspiration for your next round of assembling words.