Rebel With A Clause

Tales and Tips from a Roving Grammarian

By: Ellen Jovin

Narrated by: Ellen Jovin

For fans of Mary Norris and Benjamin Dreyer, an unconventional guide to the English language drawn from the cross-country adventures of an itinerant grammarian.

When Ellen Jovin first walked outside her Manhattan apartment building and set up a folding table with a GRAMMAR TABLE sign, it took about thirty seconds to get her first visitor. Everyone had a question for her. Grammar Table was such a hit—attracting the attention of the New York Times, NPR, and CBS National News—that Jovin soon took it on the road, traveling across the US to answer questions from writers, lawyers, editors, businesspeople, students, bickering couples, and anyone else who uses words in this world.

In Rebel with a Clause, Jovin tackles what is most on people’s minds, grammatically speaking—from the Oxford comma to the places prepositions can go, the likely lifespan of whom, semicolonphobia, and more.

Punctuated with linguistic debates from tiny towns to our largest cities, this grammar romp will delight anyone wishing to polish their prose or revel in our age-old, universal fascination with language.

Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

This book is extremely helpful and fun

Thank you for clarifying so many things that have bothered me for years while keeping things enjoyable.

Grammar Rules!

Okay I’m a word nerd, grammar geek and all that, but what makes this audiobook special is its, well, humanity. Grammar with heart, believe me. ❤️

Very enjoyable

Great grammar tips, and an education in those rules you may remember from when you were young that do not matter anymore (and maybe never did). Also her deadpan delivery had me cracking up regularly.

What a wonderful read

I loved this book so much that I’ve read it twice so far. The author is brilliant and totally nonjudgmental. Her public interactions are sweet, informative and laced with a good measure of humor and humanity.

Fun read…and learned a lot!

Ellen’s love of language is deep and detailed, but she meets her Grammar Table acquaintances where they are, with warmth, respect, and lots of handy information. A great listen, as Ellen’s reading style is as welcoming to the listener as her greetings are to all the inquirers she meets on her grammatical tour of the country!