Cherie Blair

In my youngest days, the nuns at my grammar school drummed into us that we were in this world to make it a better place - not just for ourselves, but for other people, too. So from the very beginning, I've been driven by this idea that we have to make a difference, and it's one of the reasons I went into law in the first place.

British Lawyer

Steve Wozniak

I want to be able to speak with errors in my wording, errors in my grammar. When you type things into Google search, it corrects your words. With speech, I want it to be general enough, smart enough, to know 'No, he couldn't have meant these words that I think he said. He must have really meant something similar.

American Businessman

Jean-Michel Jarre

With the violin, for example, one understands culturally that the sound comes from the instrument that can be seen. With electronic music, it is not the same at all. That's why it seemed so important to me, from the beginning of my career, to invent a grammar, a visual vocabulary adapted to electronic music.

French Musician

Pauline Neville-Jones

Women tend to break the network of friends they make, but it is a habit that men have learned. It is an approach to life that involves planning almost without thinking about it. And men sustain this. I came from a northern grammar school. I had a good education, but I didn't have a good network.

British Public Servant

Paul Kalanithi

Everyone succumbs to finitude. I suspect I am not the only one who reaches this pluperfect state. Most ambitions are either achieved or abandoned; either way, they belong to the past. The future, instead of the ladder toward the goals of life, flattens out into a perpetual present.

American Writer

Gail Carson Levine

Encourage children to write their own stories, and then don't rain on their parade. Don't say, 'That's not true.' Applaud flights of fantasy. Help with spelling and grammar, but stand up and cheer the use of imagination.

American Author

Andrew Neil

I'm not arguing for a return to the grammar school system, but there must be a way of identifying bright kids from ordinary backgrounds and giving them a world-class education.

British Journalist

Toni Basil

I was a cheerleader in grammar school. There were no cheerleaders in that school I made them have them.

American Musician

Carl Sandburg

I never made a mistake in grammar but one in my life and as soon as I done it I seen it.

American Poet

A. P. Martinich

A philosopher once said, 'Half of good philosophy is good grammar.

American Philosopher

Grammar goes beyond rules; it's how words combine to form meaningful sentences in a language.

Not Just Rules

Each language has its unique grammar system, which can greatly differ in structure and usage.

Variety in Languages

Grammar helps you recognize patterns in a language, making learning new words and sentences easier.

Language Patterns

Grammar books serve as a reference to clarify doubts when you're unsure about language rules.

Reference Guide

Having a grammar book is essential for self-study and preparing for language exams.

Study Companion

The word 'grammar' also refers to the foundational rules in other areas, like arts and sports.

Beyond Language

Mastering the 'grammar' of a skill means you know the basic principles to perform it well.

Skill Mastery

 This is the difference between being effective -- doing the right things -- and being efficient -- doing things well whether or not they're important. You can also do this with grammar. I came up with these six sentences after much experimentation. Having a native speaker allow you to deconstruct their grammar, by translating these sentences into past, present, future,

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 that's one planet in a thousand galaxies. To understand the universe, they'll have to develop the techniques of science and mathematics -- that's one planet in a million galaxies. To reach the stars, they'll have to be social creatures, capable of discussing abstract concepts with each other using complex grammar --

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 but it also makes communication easier between non-native speakers from different backgrounds. Descriptivism, on the other hand, gives us insight into how our minds work and the instinctive ways in which we structure our view of the world. Ultimately, grammar is best thought of as a set of linguistic habits

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 allows them to purchase other product otherwise they cannot afford when budgets are so tight every peso counts and can make a real difference for example access to a barrel education or even access to a little healthier we are doing our grammar not because it's just innovated at sustainable we're doing it

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 you have grammar, you have genetics, all based off of that core of, if you know this and that, now you're ready for this next concept. Now that can work well for an individual learner, and I encourage you to do it with your kids, but I also encourage everyone in the audience to do it yourself.

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 What about reading people's emotions? How healthy are you compared to other people you know? Are you better than average at grammar? Knowing how competent we are and how are skill stack up against other people's is more than a self-esteem boost.

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 which linguists often call usage, as opposed to grammar. Now, sometimes people use this kind of rules-based grammar to discourage people from making up words. And I think that is, well, stupid. So, for example, people are always telling you,

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 not a hard and fast grammar rule. It's a conundrum without a simple answer. Professional writers solve this problem by learning what's considered correct for a publication, and doing that. The important thing is to pick one style

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 A sense of your ability to create places that are meaningful and places of quality and character depends entirely on your ability to define space with buildings, and to employ the vocabularies, grammars,

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 that right yes and I was I was also a good son it would be a tough call to say I want to be an actor right that's folks he knew what my passion was my a school teacher cast me and this was in grammar