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May 3, 2013 · The Idler magazine's Bad Grammar Awards recently named and shamed a letter by academics for saying that the national curriculum demanded "too much, too young" - thus confusing an adjective and an...
Oct 14, 2014 · Some things that people have been taught are rules of English grammar are really not rules at all—and some of them are flat-out wrong. There’s actually a word for this phenomenon:...
Mar 1, 2017 · But some pour too much scorn on those who break the rules, writes James Harbeck. Since Jonathan Swift’s 1712 Proposal for Correcting, Improving and Ascertaining the English Tongue, two centuries ...
Jun 2, 2022 · Following consistent punctuation, numbers, and hyphenation makes our documents look more polished. As you develop your own style and writing rules, being consistent will save you time and effort in the long run. Let’s review some of the most typical writing inconsistencies within punctuation, numerals, and hyphenation.
Nov 27, 2013 · The contrasting models of grammar described in this book entail contrasting pictures of human nature; our closing chapter shows that grammatical theory is not value-neutral but has an ethical dimension.
Oct 18, 2019 · Lauren Leibowitz reviews Cathleen Schine’s new novel, “The Grammarians,” which illustrates different approaches to language and usage.
Jun 22, 2015 · Universal Grammar (UG) is a suspect concept. There is little agreement on what exactly is in it; and the empirical evidence for it is very weak.
