grammarRULES! is the brain child of Virginia artist, writer, and retired high school history teacher Lee Knapp. After hearing "just between you and I" one too many times, Lee decided to put her ceramics background to work to correct America's grammar. It's clear just how democratic bad usage has become: from politicians ("we need more makers, less takers"); to TV characters (English teacher on Parenthood to former love: "I came to talk about you and I"); to, yes, even NPR (reporter on Eliot Spitzer's demise: "If anyone should have known about the law, it was him"). Is there no end?
Lee is by no means alone. Hundreds of passionate language lovers have bought in and bought up mugs, plates, and cards for themselves or a grammar offender. This way, no condescending corrections have to be made face to face. No feelings are hurt. You achieve your objective, or subjective, depending on the case. That's a grammar joke.
Lee has put a few nouns and verbs together on more than just dishware. She has just published her long-awaited (to her) memoir about the personal and cultural changes she has witnessed by teaching at her former high school called “I’m History… but do I repeat myself?” It is on Amazon or at her site www.imhistorybook.com