Metcalf, Allan A.

Allan A. Metcalf is a professor of English at MacMurray College, executivesecretary of the American Dialect Society, and author of books on languageand writing. His books on language include AMERICA IN SO MANY WORDS (withDavid K. Barnhart) and THE WORLD IN SO MANY WORDS. His books on writinginclude RESEARCH TO THE POINT and ESSENTIALS OF WRITING TO THE POINT. He lives in Jacksonville, Illinois.