Out-of-control grammar Nazis ruining English language
Northern Arizona University English major Cailin Jeffers is getting a first-class education – not in the facts as they are, but as professor Dr. Anne Scott and the MLA (Modern Language Association) would have them be. And yet, the lesson is as old as the Garden of Eden, when Eve took a bite of the forbidden fruit. An apple? It’s the same offering educators have purportedly been munching on for decades.
“After our first essay, we were given a list of ‘do’s and don’ts’ based off of errors my professor found in our essays. Most of them make sense, just things like ‘make sure you’re numbering your pages’ and ‘cite in proper MLA format,’ but she said we had to be sure to use ‘gender-neutral language,'” Jeffers told Campus Reform. “Included with this rule were several examples of what was and wasn’t okay to use. In one of these examples she stated that we could not use the word ‘mankind.’ Instead, we...
