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Watchayakan Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Written and spoken
I noticed in another thread that Clive mentioned that written and spoken english differs (I took this to mean the grammatical structure of each). Could I know some examples of these? I've always assumed the rules were the same for english period, but it would appear not. Oh, and just formal english, please.
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Well, I can't speak for Clive, but I have my own thoughts on this. When we speak, we don't always follow the rules very carefully. Sometimes what "sounds right" isn't truly right.
- Well, I can't speak for Clive, but I have my own thoughts on this.
- When we speak, we don't always follow the rules very carefully.
- Sometimes what "sounds right" isn't truly right.
- " Also, when you are speaking conversationally, you don't usually plan out where your sentence is going - you just have an idea you want to express and you might have to "change tracks" to get there.
- If you've ever read transcripts of actual dialogue you'll see what I mean.
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Well, I can't speak for Clive, but I have my own thoughts on this.
When we speak, we don't always follow the rules very carefully. Sometimes what "sounds right" isn't truly right. One example of this is saying "It's me!" when by the strict laws of grammar, it should be "It is I."
Also, when you are speaking conversationally, you don't usually plan out where your sentence is go
When we speak, we don't always follow the rules very carefully. Sometimes what "sounds right" isn't truly right. One example of this is saying "It's me!" when by the strict laws of grammar, it should be "It is I."
Also, when you are speaking conversationally, you don't usually plan out where your sentence is go
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