3 grammar rules that you don’t need to follow anymore - Arika Okrent
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Grammatical rules have caused heated debate in various regions and languages for centuries. But while we know people take grammar seriously, what’s less clear is, why? Where do these seemingly random rules come from, and which, if any, actually matter? Arika Okrent takes a closer look at three famous examples from the English language that have been the source of numerous grammatical arguments.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator
- Arika Okrent
- Director
- Sharon Colman
- Narrator
- Alexandra Panzer
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- Cem Misirlioglu, Work Play Work
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- Cem Misirlioglu, Work Play Work
