Ellen Jovin’s “Rebel with a Clause” brings grammar to life with humor, curiosity, and a traveling Grammar Table.

but English is a Germanic language,” she tells one table visitor who responds with a delighted “Shut up!” Ms. Jovin signed autographs after the show. She was wearing her fanciest grammar ...

Churchill’s scribbled response: “This is the sort of English up with which I will not put.” It’s a great story, but it’s a myth. And so is that so-called grammar rule about ending ...