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Thread poster: neilmac
neilmac
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May 10, 2013

Another amusing take on English language conventions fron the Graun:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/may/09/grammar-rules-everyone-know
 
Ty Kendall
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I try to break most of those rules daily... May 10, 2013

Conventions/Rules which aid clarity in writing I tend to adhere to (apostrophe use, for example) but some of the others (not to split infinitives, not ending a sentence with a preposition) are just un-English and it's time for them to be shown the door.
 


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