On 21 Mar 2013, at 23:51, Tony Firshman wrote: > George Gwilt wrote, on 21/Mar/13 11:05 | Mar21: >> >> On 20 Mar 2013, at 21:06, Tony Firshman wrote: >> >>>> >>>> Thankyou to everybody for correcting my grammer, I am now considered told >>>> off. >>> >>> .... so I had better not tell you of for your spelling of 'grammar' >>> then (8-)# >> >> A long time ago I used to pause while reading articles when I found "faulty >> grammar". But I eventually came to the conclusion that it was more >> rewarding to take in what was written rather than how it was written. Even >> later I realised that the grammar we were taught at school is not a set of >> rules to be obeyed but a set of discoveries about how real people speak and >> write. >> >> Okay, back to the Cue Ell. >> > ... but grammar is the foundation of language *and* understanding. > Let grammar slip and meaning becomes less clear, or even entirely different!
Which came first, language or grammar? George _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
