[Article] Tense present Adjust Share Democracy, English, and the wars over usage By David Foster Wallace, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags 21st century Bryan A. Garner Dictionaries E.W. Gilman English language Eric Partridge Errors of usage H.W. (Henry Watson) Fowler Lexicography Philip Babcock Gove Steven Pinker United States Usage More from David Foster Wallace A new examiner It all gets quite tricky The compliance branch Adjust Share Close < Previous Issue | View All Issues | Next Issue > April 2001 < Previous Issue | View All Issues | Next Issue > Table of Contents Close