The rest of the essay. . .

Bartholomae and Petroskey provide a summary of the last part of the essay in Ways of Reading.

The complete essay is available in the book, Consider the Lobster: and Other Essays

"Authority and American Usage" was originally published in Harper's Magazine, April 2001, under the title, "Tense Present: Democracy, English, and the Wars over Usage."

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Biographical Materials

Read about the life and work of David Foster Wallace or learn more about his work in

Biography in Context

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