The bridge between the words glamour and grammar is magic. According to the OED, glamour evolved through an ancient association between learning and enchantment.

Whether the vessel is a legal document or a rap song, language is often chosen ot exclude. To use a scholarly phrase, “discourse communities” are often gated,so it’s the good writer’s job to offer readers...

But doesn’t add something to what has come before; but takes something away. At its most daring, it can feel like a Bat Turn, a 180-degree spin int the Batmobile. Make that a But Turn.

Everyone should read, we say, but we act as if only those with special talent should write.

A teacher of mine once said there are no true synonyms.