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Bevin’s grammar and politics were visceral rather than learned.
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Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
The primary impact was to tournament players and to the pedantic rule grammar police.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Look for spelling and grammar mistakes: Phishing emails often have poor grammar and punctuation.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 24 Nov. 2024
This was the arrogance of it… my notes were grammar and diction.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
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Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
The primary impact was to tournament players and to the pedantic rule grammar police.
—Todd Boss, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Look for spelling and grammar mistakes: Phishing emails often have poor grammar and punctuation.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 24 Nov. 2024
This was the arrogance of it… my notes were grammar and diction.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Grammar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grammar. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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