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Recent Examples of grammar
O'Conner, who grew up in Iowa, writes a grammar blog with her husband, Stewart Kellerman.
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Ava Berger, NPR, 6 May 2026
Nobody wants a grammar correction popping up in the middle of a sweet message from their partner.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
Captions were prone to more errors when offline, but translations often came out downright confusing, with both wrong words and baffling grammar.
—Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026
Everybody wants to sound like her, but no one else can quite replicate the particular sonic grammar of her writing, which unfurls like an intimate dispatch from the blurry edge of sleep and wakefulness.
—New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
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Ava Berger, NPR, 6 May 2026
Nobody wants a grammar correction popping up in the middle of a sweet message from their partner.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
Captions were prone to more errors when offline, but translations often came out downright confusing, with both wrong words and baffling grammar.
—Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026
Everybody wants to sound like her, but no one else can quite replicate the particular sonic grammar of her writing, which unfurls like an intimate dispatch from the blurry edge of sleep and wakefulness.
—New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grammar
elements
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On paper, certain design elements shouldn’t make sense, like the vine wallpaper mixed with cloth foliage fabric wall coverings, or the houndstooth wallpaper in a bathroom that’s already an alchemy of half a dozen different tile patterns.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
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The collaboration features shield motifs along with chain link elements for jewelry.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
19 May 2026
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“Grammar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grammar. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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