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...likened it to a sparse grammar of nouns and verbs and a limited vocabulary that is presented “in such a deft way that it will help you understand any language you wish to understand and any language will fit into...

Author: By Alexandra C. Bell and Alexandra M. Gutierrez, CONTRIBUTING WRITERSS | Title: IN MEMORIAM | 5/6/2005 | See Source »

...likened it to a sparse grammar of nouns and verbs and a limited vocabulary that is presented “in such a deft way that it will help you understand any language you wish to understand and any language will fit into...

Author: By Alexandra C. Bell, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Ex-Math Prof Mac Lane, 95, Dies | 4/25/2005 | See Source »

Blair and her deputies, Judy Paul, Shirley Barden Zimmerman and Eleanor Edgar, along with 19 copyreaders, check every article for grammar, syntax and usage. Some common errors: confusing who and whom, which and that, and homonyms like horde/hoard; mismatched subjects and verbs, as in "One out of five deaths were . . ." (the subject is one); and dangling modifiers like "Winner of the Nobel Prize, her neighbors did not know . . ." (the neighbors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter from the Publisher: Aug. 19, 1985 | 4/18/2005 | See Source »

...Workshop is so concerned with setting a bad example, they should check out Cookie’s grammar first. Of course, they would justify this the same way they justify Elmo’s speech patterns: as the FAQ on their website claims, “Like most three-and-a-half-year-olds, [Elmo] doesn’t always have the mature skills or knowledge to speak ‘proper’ English.” Apparently this reasoning isn’t good enough to support Cookie’s snack-filled fun. To tell...

Author: By Margaret M. Rossman, | Title: Condemning Cookie | 4/14/2005 | See Source »

SWEET HOME COUNTRY GRAMMAR...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: 10 Songs Worth at Least 99 Cents | 4/10/2005 | See Source »

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