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Ellen Jovin is at the Grammar Table @grammartable.bsky.social · 11h

Brandt Johnson and I are in Austin preparing for a Rebel with a Clause screening at AFS Cinema tonight. The Grammar Table will be open for grammergencies and other grammar matters by 6pm. If you are planning to come, please buy your tickets now as they are running low. Note: Austin is in the movie.

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Ellen Jovin is at the Grammar Table @grammartable.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

What do you prefer? The couple ____ (has, have) two sets of twins and one set of triplets.

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Ellen Jovin is at the Grammar Table @grammartable.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

The festival receives hundreds of submissions but accepts ____ (fewer, less) than 2% of the entries. What is your preference there?

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The Persistent @thepersistent.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Ellen Jovin, @grammartable.bsky.social, is a grammarian whose conversations about language can help us connect in a world that feels broken.

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Rebel With a Clause

How Ellen Jovi uses semicolons to unite people.

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Ellen Jovin is at the Grammar Table @grammartable.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Last month someone asked me about "Welcome in" (as opposed to just "Welcome," I mean), and I was thinking I hadn't heard it before, which I now think is highly unlikely since I have heard it at least half a dozen times in the past week alone.

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Ellen Jovin is at the Grammar Table @grammartable.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

If you have a preference, which one of these do you prefer? 1. I worked with them for five years, she worked with them for seven years. 2. I worked with them for five years; she worked with them for seven years. Do you consider one of them wrong?

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Ellen Jovin is at the Grammar Table @grammartable.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

OK or not OK? I ordered a kale appetizer, tomato soup, spaghetti and meatballs.

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Ellen Jovin is at the Grammar Table @grammartable.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

For a movie event, I had a box of chocolates with grammar slogans shipped to our hotel in Illinois. The package was severely delayed with USPS and arrived after our departure, so I arranged with the hotel that they would send it back to NYC when it arrived. But what happened instead is that

picture of grammar chocolates reading "Word Nerds Unite"

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Ellen Jovin is at the Grammar Table @grammartable.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Happy almost National Grammar Day! See you soon, Boston grammar enthusiasts!

Screenshot of Boston Globe piece by Ellen Jovin: "What I've learned from helping strangers with their grammar"

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Ellen Jovin is at the Grammar Table @grammartable.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Bostonians, do you have plans for National Grammar Day (March 4)? Chicagoans, do you have plans for National Proofreading Day ( March 8)? If not, we have options: www.rebelwithaclause.com/screenings

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Ellen Jovin is at the Grammar Table @grammartable.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Rebel with a Clause is in its 10th month at New Plaza Cinema in NYC. New Yorkers, if you've ever wished an apostrophe had been placed elsewhere, this movie is for you. Come hang out with us Feb. 21 at 5pm and enjoy some comma drama. www.rebelwithaclause.com/screenings/s...

Picture of Ellen Jovin with text reading "10th month at New Plaza Cinema, Rebel with a Clause, Sat Feb 21 5pm Q&A with star Ellen Jovin and filmmaker Brandt Johnson, 35 W. 67th Street, NewPlazaCinema.org"

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Ellen Jovin is at the Grammar Table @grammartable.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

"Despite frigid temperatures and the specter of the Philly area’s largest snowstorm in years, hundreds of language lovers and grammar nerds gathered in Bryn Mawr on Saturday for a screening of Rebel with a Clause, the hottest 'road trip, grammar docu-comedy' on the indie movie circuit." - Inquirer

ARTS & CULTURE The Philadelphia Inquirer Grammar nerds and languages lovers gather for a sold-out documentary at the Bryn Mawr Film Institute. The movie follows language expert Ellen Jovin as she takes her makeshift Grammar Table on an exhilarating journey across the U.S. Photo by Denali Sagner (who also wrote the article) of a crowded theater with the caption "Moviegoers prepare for a screening of grammar documentary Rebel with Clause at the Bryn Mawr Film Institute on Jan. 24, 2026."

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Ellen Jovin is at the Grammar Table @grammartable.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

A grammargasmic sold-out screening at Bryn Mawr Film Institute yesterday.

A photo of the full theater with the movie playing

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Ellen Jovin is at the Grammar Table @grammartable.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

One-week REBEL WITH A CLAUSE run at Eugene Art House in Oregon starting this Friday, January 16! Fun for grammar nerds—and also the people who love them! www.eugenearthouse.com/movie/rebel-...

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Ellen Jovin is at the Grammar Table @grammartable.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

According to our preliminary calculations, last year Rebel with a Clause was shown in 36 states (plus Puerto Rico and Washington DC!), 4 countries, 79 movie theaters, 29 film festivals, a bunch of conferences and universities, the United Nations, and 1 boat club.

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Ellen Jovin is at the Grammar Table @grammartable.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Where REBEL WITH A CLAUSE has been. Where it's going next.

Screening info from https://www.rebelwithaclause.com/screenings

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Ellen Jovin is at the Grammar Table @grammartable.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

My West Side Rag column this week is about some grammar nostalgia. www.westsiderag.com/2025/11/06/t...

Diagram: A sloth walked into a bar, and it took a whole day.

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Ellen Jovin is at the Grammar Table @grammartable.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Places you can get your grammar thrills between now and Halloween.

Shows listed at https://www.rebelwithaclause.com/screenings

More shows listed at https://www.rebelwithaclause.com/screenings

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Ellen Jovin is at the Grammar Table @grammartable.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

REBEL WITH A CLAUSE is crossing the border into Canada.

Screenshot from https://www.rebelwithaclause.com/screenings showing two Ontario events: Oct 30 in Windsor and Nov 8 in Stratford

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Ellen Jovin is at the Grammar Table @grammartable.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

One of our six in-person SoCal shows later this month has just sold out, so if you are interested in seeing us in person there, please do buy tickets now rather than later. If you want to see "Rebel with a Clause" but do not care whether you see us or not, you have fifteen additional options. 😀

Screening dates shown at https://www.rebelwithaclause.com/screenings

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Ellen Jovin is at the Grammar Table @grammartable.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

The seats marked in red are already taken for the Los Angeles premiere of "Rebel with a Clause" at the Laemmle Royal on Oct. 22. If you would like to go, please buy tickets now. Brandt and I will be there, and we would love for our SoCal friends to be able to be there too. ♥️

theater schematic showing 44 tickets sold

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Ellen Jovin is at the Grammar Table @grammartable.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Tonight (Sept. 25) is our last show in the Bay Area before we head to Kansas and Nebraska. If you haven't yet seen "Rebel with a Clause" and you are within driving distance of Sebastiani Theatre in Sonoma, Brandt Johnson (the filmmaker) and I hope you will consider coming to the show.

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JuliaEdits @juliaedits.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Hey there, Angeleno Word Nerds! I'll be attending @grammartable.bsky.social's 10/25 screening/signing. Anybody else gonna be there? #AmEditing #WordNerd

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Ellen Jovin is at the Grammar Table @grammartable.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Does it irritate you when people say “Have a good rest of your day,” and if so, why does it irritate you?

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Ellen Jovin is at the Grammar Table @grammartable.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Boarding the ferry to Vashon Island for a 6pm screening of REBEL WITH A CLAUSE.

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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 12/09/2025

Ellen Jovin has crisscrossed the United States answering questions at her pop-up advice stand, Grammar Table. @grammartable.bsky.social will join the AP Stylebook Workshop this fall to share the language questions that vex Americans the most – as well as a few of Ellen’s favorite obscure questions.

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AP Stylebook Workshops

Join editors from The Associated Press for one or both engaging AP Stylebook Workshops in fall 2025, and you'll build your knowledge of AP style and your confidence in how to apply it to your work.…

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Joanie Eppinga @eagleeyeeditor.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

I got to see @grammartable.bsky.social 's "Rebel with a Clause" today and it was such a kick. Who knew a movie about grammar would have so many laughs! Highly recommended.

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Editors/Réviseurs Canada @editorscanada.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

In this week’s #EditorsWeekly, @laurabontje.bsky.social interviews @grammartable.bsky.social founder Ellen Jovin and her husband, Brandt Johnson, about the grammar adventures in their new docu-comedy, “Rebel with a Clause.” blog.editors.ca/welcome-to-t...

Person holding a book in their arms in front of a table with several books on it. (Copyright: infernostudio © 123RF.com)

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Ellen Jovin is at the Grammar Table @grammartable.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Rhode Island grammar nerds, "Rebel with a Clause" is going to be at JPT in Newport this Tuesday, Aug. 12. The filmmaker and I will be there as well, and we will come bearing a nonmandatory grammar quiz.

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Ellen Jovin is at the Grammar Table @grammartable.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Screenings of "Rebel with a Clause" this month in New York City, Cleveland, Columbus, Three Oaks (that's in Michigan, not far from South Bend), Pelham (New York), and West Newton, Massachusetts. Brandt and I hope to see some of you there! For a list of events, please visit rebelwithaclause dot com.

Movie key art showing Ellen at the Grammar Table and Brandt with a camera

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The Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP) @the-ciep.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Early bird ends 5pm BST Tues 20 May! Save 10% on your ticket to the 2025 CIEP conference: The Value of the Editorial Profession. Join us for expert-led sessions, a Q&A with Susie Dent & a screening of Rebel with a Clause. Book now: 👉https://tinyurl.com/y47ppmuc #CIEP2025 #CIEPConference

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Nancy Friedman @fritinancy.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

My recent culture diet: a grammar documentary, a Covid memoir, a new Odyssey, “Parade,” and more. Feat. @grammartable.bsky.social @charlesfinch.bsky.social @danielmendelsohn.bsky.social @philtinline.bsky.social @edgarwright.bsky.social fritinancy.substack.com/p/culture-di...

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Culture diet #2

More of what I've been reading and seeing lately.

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Ellen Jovin is at the Grammar Table @grammartable.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

New York City grammar nerds, come conjugate with other grammar nerds at "Rebel with a Clause," a new grammar docu-comedy starting a one-week run at New Plaza Cinema on May 22. The filmmaker, Brandt Johnson, and I will be at most of the screenings!

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Ellen Jovin is at the Grammar Table @grammartable.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

In case you would like to see REBEL WITH A CLAUSE in New York City, there are 23 options May 22–28! New Plaza Cinema, 35 W 67th St, newplazacinema.org/showtimes/

Schedule of showtimes available at https://newplazacinema.org/showtimes/

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Ellen Jovin is at the Grammar Table @grammartable.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Thank you, Nancy! I look forward to seeing you there!

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Dave Nelsen @thegrammargeek.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Last night, I watched “Rebel With a Clause,” the documentary based on the book by @grammartable.bsky.social. Now I want to start my own grammar advice table, but I won’t because: 1) It was her idea first. 2) I could never do it as well as she does. 3) I’d quit out of frustration by my third guest.

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Ellen Jovin is at the Grammar Table @grammartable.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

"Rebel with a Clause" is showing at 5pm today at Brattle Theatre as part of Independent Film Festival Boston. Brandt and I are both in town, and Robin Young of WBUR will lead a Q&A after the film. No more advance tickets available, but depending on availability, you can buy tickets at the door.

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Ellen Jovin is at the Grammar Table @grammartable.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Heading to Bloomington for a screening of “Rebel with a Clause” this Thursday, April 17!

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Rich Mintz @richmintz.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

I'm thrilled to finally be able to go public: I've joined a longtime friend and colleague in launching Propulsion Strategies, a pragmatic, on-the-ground, digital-first communications, content, and campaign agency. We have progressive roots, and we get things done.

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Ellen Jovin is at the Grammar Table @grammartable.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

If you are in the Kansas City area looking for grammar movies to watch over the weekend, we have one for you tomorrow, March 29, at 1:30 p.m.

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