On 9/15/05, Christopher Sawtell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Ah. But they are actually taught the grammar of the English Language in all it's glorious detail as part of of their curriculum. It just doesn't happen in most of the English speaking world.
Perhaps the curriculum should be extended so that it does then? This is one of my arguments when I'm trying to tell someone they should learn a foreign language, particularly if it's one of the indo-european branch.
e.g. who under the age of 30 on this list can tell us what a gerund is -- without looking it up.
It looks _really_ familiar.. it involves verbs right?
--Slosh
