The English language is under attack—and it is changing for the worse.

This is more than the natural evolution that every living language experiences over time. Poor education, careless communication, and the rise of social-media speak have created a culture in which many people—young and old—have lost sight of the importance of punctuation, agreement, tense, syntax, spelling, and precise word choice.

Words are misused. Words are overused. And meanings are increasingly blurred.

Some will argue that as long as a person's general idea gets across, these rules don't matter. But grammar is more than a collection of arbitrary rules. When we discard those rules, we lose more than annoying details. We lose clarity, precision, specificity, and detail.

And there can be consequences.

Grammar crimes are not always victimless. Language is one of the tools we use to communicate instructions, warnings, contracts, measurements, responsibilities, and intentions. When that communication becomes ambiguous and sloppy, the consequences can extend far beyond a bad grade or being ridiculed in a comment section.

A misplaced decimal or an unexplained abbreviation can contribute to a costly financial error. A poorly written or misunderstood medication instruction can put a patient's safety at risk. And a technical specification containing an ambiguous word, missing punctuation, or unclear instruction can result in the wrong component being ordered, manufactured, or installed—with potentially serious consequences.

It's true as well that, sometimes, people simply don't know they're committing crimes against the English language.

That's where we enter the discussion.

America has an official language.
Now it needs an official grammar check.

Make Grammar Great Again is coming soon—with explanatory videos, investigations, humor, resources, and a growing community of people who believe that words mean things and that the rules of language still matter.

We'll expose the crimes, examine the evidence, explain the rules, and—when appropriate—put the offenders "on trial!"

P.R.O.S.E.

PROSE — Protectors for the Restoration of Standard English — is the organization behind the movement.

Its mission is simple: to protect, promote and preserve the standards of English that make communication clear, precise and effective.

FEATURES COMING SOON:

GRAMMAR MAN!

The Defender of Standard English.
Fighting grammar crimes wherever they occur.

GRAMMAR CRIMES SVU

(Speech Violations Unit)
Investigating the most egregious offenses against the English language. Politicians, pundits, preachers and even presidents. No one is spared!

IN SEARCH OF INTELLIGENT LIFE
IN THE YOUTUBE COMMENTS

An ongoing investigation into the state of the English language one comment at a time.

GRAMMARANDA RIGHTS, RADIO CODES AND MORE (For the Grammar Vigilante)

Radio Crime Codes (Learn what a "220 in progress" means); Know your "Grammaranda Rights" (must be recited at the time of a grammar crime arrest); Contribute to reopening cold case files to seek justice for English; and other resources for the grammatically vigilant!

Join the Defenders of Standard English mailing list now and be among the first to know when new videos, resources and other PROSE initiatives are released.