Grammar
Aramaic words based on the triliteral root k-t-b You can download the clip or download a player to play the clip in your browser. Read more about this topic: Aramaic Language Famous quotes containing the word grammar:“Grammar is the logic of speech, even as logic is the grammar of reason.” “The old saying of Buffons that style is the man himself is as near the truth as we can getbut then most men mistake grammar for style, as they mistake correct spelling for words or schooling for education.” “Grammar is a tricky, inconsistent thing. Being the backbone of speech and writing, it should, we think, be eminently logical, make perfect sense, like the human skeleton. But, of course, the skeleton is arbitrary, too. Why twelve pairs of ribs rather than eleven or thirteen? Why thirty-two teeth? It has something to do with evolution and functionalismbut only sometimes, not always. So there are aspects of grammar that make good, logical sense, and others that do not.” Related Subjects
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