The Underground Grammarian

A fascinating (and now defunct) newsletter called The Underground Grammarian, dedicated to scorning improper usage of the English language, published from 1976 to 1992 by Dr. Richard Mitchell while a professor of English at Glassboro State College in Glassboro, New Jersey.

The Underground Grammarian

The first issue of the newsletter declared: "RAPE OF THE MOTHER TONGUE WILL BE PUNISHED!" and explained: "The Underground Grammarian does not advocate violence; it advocates ridicule. Abusers of English are often pompous, and ridicule hurts them more than violence. In every edition we will bring you practical advice for ridiculing abusers of English." Mitchell later published a selection of articles from the newsletter as a book entitled, "The Leaning Tower of Babel".