Grammar

[Will Layman]

Paul and all --

I believe that "the Moms" in INFINITE JEST founded a society of "grammarians."  Quickly opening the book, I came to footnote 54, regarding her three required grammar classes at the tennis class:  "Prescriptive Grammar (Grade 10), Descriptive Grammar (11), Grammar and Meaning (12)."

Just thinking about and handling The Jest again, I can smell Lemon Pledge evaporating in the September sun . . . .

Will Layman (WillL at fieldschool.org and wkljd at earthlink.net)

Paul Mackin wrote:

   On Tue, 19 Sep 2000, Tyrone Slothrop wrote:

   > I been very sorry.
   > --- David Simpson <dsimpson at condor.depaul.edu> wrote:
   > >
   > > Dear Tyrone: "Grammar" is a noun. Your subject line
   > > should be "grammatical
   > > mistakes."
   > >
   > > yours truly, the style police

   Does anyone remember what Avril Incandenza's (the Moms) occupation was in
   Infinite Jest. I think she was a professor of proscriptive grammar. Or was
   it PREscriptive grammar? That was a wonderful book, full of wonderful
   touches like that.

                   P.