Tonight (Sept. 25) is our last show in the Bay Area before we head to Kansas and Nebraska. If you haven't yet seen "Rebel with a Clause" and you are within driving distance of Sebastiani Theatre in Sonoma, Brandt Johnson (the filmmaker) and I hope you will consider coming to the show.

Hey there, Angeleno Word Nerds! I'll be attending @grammartable.bsky.social's 10/25 screening/signing. Anybody else gonna be there? #AmEditing #WordNerd

Does it irritate you when people say “Have a good rest of your day,” and if so, why does it irritate you?

Boarding the ferry to Vashon Island for a 6pm screening of REBEL WITH A CLAUSE.

Ellen Jovin has crisscrossed the United States answering questions at her pop-up advice stand, Grammar Table. @grammartable.bsky.social will join the AP Stylebook Workshop this fall to share the language questions that vex Americans the most – as well as a few of Ellen’s favorite obscure questions.

I got to see @grammartable.bsky.social 's "Rebel with a Clause" today and it was such a kick. Who knew a movie about grammar would have so many laughs! Highly recommended.

Thank you, Ben! 💕💕

One-week run starts at West Newton Cinema today!

In this week’s #EditorsWeekly, @laurabontje.bsky.social interviews @grammartable.bsky.social founder Ellen Jovin and her husband, Brandt Johnson, about the grammar adventures in their new docu-comedy, “Rebel with a Clause.” blog.editors.ca/welcome-to-t...

Rhode Island grammar nerds, "Rebel with a Clause" is going to be at JPT in Newport this Tuesday, Aug. 12. The filmmaker and I will be there as well, and we will come bearing a nonmandatory grammar quiz.

Screenings of "Rebel with a Clause" this month in New York City, Cleveland, Columbus, Three Oaks (that's in Michigan, not far from South Bend), Pelham (New York), and West Newton, Massachusetts. Brandt and I hope to see some of you there! For a list of events, please visit rebelwithaclause dot com.

Early bird ends 5pm BST Tues 20 May! Save 10% on your ticket to the 2025 CIEP conference: The Value of the Editorial Profession. Join us for expert-led sessions, a Q&A with Susie Dent & a screening of Rebel with a Clause. Book now: 👉https://tinyurl.com/y47ppmuc #CIEP2025 #CIEPConference

My recent culture diet: a grammar documentary, a Covid memoir, a new Odyssey, “Parade,” and more. Feat. @grammartable.bsky.social @charlesfinch.bsky.social @danielmendelsohn.bsky.social @philtinline.bsky.social @edgarwright.bsky.social fritinancy.substack.com/p/culture-di...

New York City grammar nerds, come conjugate with other grammar nerds at "Rebel with a Clause," a new grammar docu-comedy starting a one-week run at New Plaza Cinema on May 22. The filmmaker, Brandt Johnson, and I will be at most of the screenings!

In case you would like to see REBEL WITH A CLAUSE in New York City, there are 23 options May 22–28! New Plaza Cinema, 35 W 67th St, newplazacinema.org/showtimes/

Thank you, Nancy! I look forward to seeing you there!

Last night, I watched “Rebel With a Clause,” the documentary based on the book by @grammartable.bsky.social. Now I want to start my own grammar advice table, but I won’t because: 1) It was her idea first. 2) I could never do it as well as she does. 3) I’d quit out of frustration by my third guest.

"Rebel with a Clause" is showing at 5pm today at Brattle Theatre as part of Independent Film Festival Boston. Brandt and I are both in town, and Robin Young of WBUR will lead a Q&A after the film. No more advance tickets available, but depending on availability, you can buy tickets at the door.

Heading to Bloomington for a screening of “Rebel with a Clause” this Thursday, April 17!

I'm thrilled to finally be able to go public: I've joined a longtime friend and colleague in launching Propulsion Strategies, a pragmatic, on-the-ground, digital-first communications, content, and campaign agency. We have progressive roots, and we get things done.

If you are in the Kansas City area looking for grammar movies to watch over the weekend, we have one for you tomorrow, March 29, at 1:30 p.m.

Ellen Jovin is an internationally acclaimed grammar/language expert. Her books include the bestselling “Rebel with a Clause: Tales and Tips from a Roving Grammarian.” She is cofounder of Syntaxis, a communications skills consulting firm. rebelwithaclause.com #ACESChat @grammartable.bsky.social

Welcome to today’s “Rebel With a Clause”: The movie, with Ellen Jovin #ACESChat @grammartable.bsky.social

Join us for “Rebel With a Clause”: The movie, with Ellen Jovin, starting in a few minutes, at 4 p.m. ET. We will pin each of our questions. @grammartable.bsky.social #ACESChat

I'm going to be doing an #ACESChat at 4pm Eastern here today about the Grammar Table and "Rebel with a Clause." ACES is an organization for copy editors, but all Bluesky neighbors are invited too! Feel free to swing by!

Wow, thank you so much, Lynne! 💕💕

Thank you so much for being there, Marina! It was wonderful to see you again.

So thrilled for @grammartable.bsky.social ! www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/n...

So excited to be hosting @grammartable.bsky.social and director Brandt Johnson for a screening of "Rebel With a Clause," with post-screening Q&A, on March 18. Coverage of the New York premiere is in today’s @nytimes.com. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/n...

It sounds like the premiere of "Rebel with a Clause" was a great success! Congratulations to our friend Ellen Jovin @grammartable.bsky.social and director Brandt Johnson. You're a star! 🤩 www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/n...

Ellen Jovin (@grammartable.bsky.social) was on CBC's As it Happens today. Check it out. Starts at about the 20 minute mark.https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-2-as-it-happens/clip/16132445-an-autoworker-worries-tariffs-mean-end-job

Thanks so much @editrix-rachel.bsky.social ! #ACESChat is back March 19 with Ellen Jovin @grammartable.bsky.social for “‘Rebel With a Clause:’ The movie.” Sign up to present a Chat. We're always looking for presenters. tinyurl.com/43kmajf2

Next stop for the new docu-comedy "Rebel with a Clause" by Brandt Johnson: the Detroit Public Library this Sunday, March 9, 2pm. Please share with your Detroit peeps!

The NYC premiere of "Rebel with a Clause" has just sold out. If you'd like to be put on the waiting list, please email us at [email protected]. See some of you very soon! And happy National Grammar Day!

I'm looking forward to seeing some of you on National Grammar Day (March 4) at the NYC premiere of "Rebel with a Clause"! Doors open at 6:30 for the 7:30 start! Modest number of tickets still available at rebelwithaclause dot com.

From John McWhorter today: “By the way, a fast-changing language gives rise to a lot of questions about what’s correct and what’s not. I recommend not only reading Ellen Jovin, the polyglot and language expert who wrote the excellent book ‘Rebel With a Clause,’ 1/2 www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/o...

Thank you, Barb! 😊

When I say there will literally be hundreds of grammar nerds at the NYC premiere of "Rebel with a Clause" on National Grammar Day, I mean "literally" literally.

Keeping up with "theater" v. "theatre" in theater names burns off a lot of calories.

"An original, thrilling, poetic, and utterly humane exploration of the linguistic bookends of our human lives."—Ellen Jovin, @grammartable.bsky.social Michael Erard's intimate study of our first and last words arrives in just two weeks: mitpress.mit.edu/978026204942...

Looking forward to seeing this when I get the chance! www.rebelwithaclause.com @grammartable.bsky.social

The NYC premiere of the hilarious new grammar road trip movie "Rebel with a Clause" by Brandt Johnson will take place on National Grammar Day (not a coincidence) at SVA Theatre! Word nerds and the people who love them are most welcome. Tickets now on sale. March 4, 7:30pm. #totalgrammarparty

The Kindle version of my book Rebel with a Clause is currently only $1.99 on Amazon.

What is an example of an OSV sentence you might actually say/write? OSV means you start with the object (O), then go to the subject (S), then go to the verb (V). This is an example of SVO: "Jack obliterated most of Stan's semicolons."

On one of the last days of 2024, Brandt Johnson working on sound for the movie "Rebel with a Clause" with Tom Paul at Som Vivo, Tom’s sound studio in Brooklyn. World premiere: Jan. 10 at Planet Word.

It is a fact that grammar road trip movies are excellent options for romantic dates, especially when they are held at beautiful museums. Fortunately for romance, "Rebel with a Clause" will have its world premiere at the DC language museum Planet Word on January 10!

Hello, grammarous people! We're working on scheduling "Rebel with a Clause" movie screenings around the US for 2025: New York, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Texas, Utah, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Kansas, New Jersey, California, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and as many other states as we can squeeze 1/

To @bethyoung.bsky.social, with gratitude!

[POLL] What do you think about the grammaticality of the following sentence?: "I’m not getting as good of service out here as I thought I would." (absent a poll feature, reply with 👍 or 👎, and feel free to explain yourself)