About the Author

Robert Gorrell is professor emeritus of English at the University of Nevada, Reno. He is the author of more than a dozen books, including Modern English Handbook and Watch Your Language! Mother Tongue and Her Wayward Children (see page 23). His weekly newspaper column "Straight Talk" was published in the Reno Gazette-Journal for thirteen years. He is the recipient of numerous distinguished service awards from the University of Nevada, Reno, the Nevada Humanities Committee, and the University of Nevada Alumni Association.