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Do you appreciate grammar?
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| Yes! Sentences need structure! |
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| No! It's not necessary and should be eradicated! |
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| I'm neutral. If grammar doesn't bother me, I won't bother it... |
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mamma llama
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 Sun, Jul 19 2020, 2:58 am
I have a strange affinity for grammar, a passion for commas in particular. I feel like commas just add that "je ne sais quoi" to a sentence. (Yes, grammar was one of my favorite subjects in grade school...!  )
I'm curious how many of you like grammar too. If you do, what is your favorite part?
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ExtraCredit
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Sun, Jul 19 2020, 3:03 am
| mamma llama wrote: | I have a strange affinity for grammar, a passion for commas in particular. I feel like commas just add that "je ne sais quoi" to a sentence. (Yes, grammar was one of my favorite subjects in grade school...! )
I'm curious how many of you like grammar too. If you do, what is your favorite part? |
I appreciate it, however my own grammar ain’t perfect.
I really enjoyed it in school!
I enjoyed figuring out which was the noun, adjective, verb, helping verb etc. especially the tricky ones!
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Iymnok
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Sun, Jul 19 2020, 3:47 am
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I love a well written sentence. Misused grammar gives me chills and confuses me.
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amother
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Sun, Jul 19 2020, 3:51 am
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I think it's important to speak and write properly. I'm particularly appalled by people who give shiurim in broken English. You wouldn't wrap a Sefer Torah in rags, so why would you transmit Torah so poorly?
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#Happymom
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Sun, Jul 19 2020, 3:52 am
I love apostropes!! Love them!
Can spot a mistake a mile away☺
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silverlining3
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Sun, Jul 19 2020, 3:58 am
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I didn't love grammar in school, neither am I great at it. But I can't handle run-on sentences. When I see I have too long sentences, I check over a few times to see if I need to insert commas and if it actually makes sense. Lol
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FranticFrummie
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Sun, Jul 19 2020, 4:19 am
| #Happymom wrote: | I love apostropes!! Love them!
Can spot a mistake a mile away☺ |
Don't you mean "apostrophes"? 
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amother
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Sun, Jul 19 2020, 4:45 am
| FranticFrummie wrote: | | Don't you mean "apostrophes"? |
Thats spelling, not grammar 
Yeah, I always enjoyed grammar.
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FranticFrummie
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Sun, Jul 19 2020, 4:47 am
| amother [ Brown ] wrote: | Thats spelling, not grammar
Yeah, I always enjoyed grammar. |
I know. I'm a nerd about both.
"I've" past tense to "enjoyed".
Or "I" present tense to "enjoy".
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bigsis144
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Sun, Jul 19 2020, 4:51 am
Clear communication is key. If that means the occasional “ungrammatical” sentence fragment or ending a sentence with a preposition because it “sounds right”, I’m okay with it. If your lack of “proper” grammar *enhances* the clarity of your writing, zei gezunt!
But it’s important to use correct spelling and enough grammar rules that people don’t have to break their brains parsing your sentences. Conversational English is okay in written form, but if I couldn’t understand what you were saying in person either because your thoughts are jumbled and messy, I won’t bother reading your txt-speak wall of text.
I’m a grammar nerd myself (Strunk & White and “Eats Shoots and Leaves” have places of honor next to my computer desk) but I’ve been leaning away from total prescriptivism more and more lately. Language evolves, and if internet culture influences our ability to “can”, then LOL, viva la evolucion!
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WitchKitty
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Sun, Jul 19 2020, 5:03 am
On one hand, I don't know any English grammar rules. Never payed attention in that class.
On the other, I know instinctively if something is wrong with the sentence.
But I can write/speak sometimes in a way that might be "off"- when you can tell I'm sort of translating.
In Hebrew I'm terrible with zachar/nekeiva but all the rest I'm perfect.
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sequoia
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Sun, Jul 19 2020, 5:09 am
I’m a fan
My favorite is the subjunctive. If I see it used incorrectly, I have to correct it out loud before I continue reading.
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lovelymother
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Sun, Jul 19 2020, 5:31 am
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Last edited by lovelymother on Tue, Aug 17 2021, 3:38 pm; edited 1 time in total
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amother
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Sun, Jul 19 2020, 7:43 am
| mamma llama wrote: | I have a strange affinity for grammar, a passion for commas in particular. I feel like commas just add that "je ne sais quoi" to a sentence. (Yes, grammar was one of my favorite subjects in grade school...! )
I'm curious how many of you like grammar too. If you do, what is your favorite part? |
Grandma is a very nice lady thank you.
My favorite part is when she buys me candy. 
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amother
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Sun, Jul 19 2020, 7:48 am
| amother [ Salmon ] wrote: | Grandma is a very nice lady thank you.
My favorite part is when she buys me candy. |
Especially synonym buns!
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amother
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Sun, Jul 19 2020, 8:02 am
| amother [ Bronze ] wrote: | | I think it's important to speak and write properly. I'm particularly appalled by people who give shiurim in broken English. You wouldn't wrap a Sefer Torah in rags, so why would you transmit Torah so poorly? |
Probably because English is their second language.
If you're referring to written shiruim, then I agree they should be reviewed by an editor.
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DrMom
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Sun, Jul 19 2020, 8:19 am
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I admit to being more casual in my writing here on these message boards than in formal writing, but I cannot tolerate entire paragraphs written in textspeak.
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amother
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Sun, Jul 19 2020, 8:21 am
| amother [ Orange ] wrote: | Probably because English is their second language.
If you're referring to written shiruim, then I agree they should be reviewed by an editor. |
I wish. These are native English speakers who think it sounds less frum to speak properly.
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corolla
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Sun, Jul 19 2020, 8:47 am
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I think proper grammar is an indicator of...and now I can't think of the word. Basically, when you take the time to edit what you say or write, it shows that you put thought into it, and don't just let words roll off your tongue.
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youngishbear
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Sun, Jul 19 2020, 8:51 am
| amother [ Brown ] wrote: | Thats spelling, not grammar
Yeah, I always enjoyed grammar. |
You must mean that's
I don't usually comment on errors like that, especially since my autocorrect developed an aversion to apostrophes. But someone did say something about apostrophes in this thread, and this is a thread about grammar...
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