correct grammar
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Speak No Evil
A tongue-in-cheek critique of the three types of people who show their faces when it comes to grammar. Is it just me or has grammar become rather popular lately? Weird Al’s newest album topped the charts with its song about grammar recently. The Oatmeal has several comics specifically about grammar. And the level of memes…
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Prescriptive Grammar: fueling a culture of native speaker elitism
I took part in a discussion a while ago that arose from a grammatical survey on which of two sentences sounded correct. These were the sentences: A) Mary was seen entering the building last night. or B) Mary was seen to enter the building last night. It was an entirely casual survey given to a…
Alex Barrett 