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Back Yard, Backyard, or Back-Yard?

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Which is correct? Backyard, back yard, or back-yard?

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Does Repeating a Grammar Error Often Enough Make It Right?

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What does determine correctness in grammar? Who decides?

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Is There Such a Thing as a Grammar Error?

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Believe it or not, there are a growing number of people who would argue that there is no such thing …

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Confessions of a Reformed Grammar Legalist

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People get pretty worked up about grammar. I know this because I used to be one of them. I’m happy to report, however, that I am mellowing with age. Maybe the tone and content of this blog over the past few months has made that clear. I sure hope so, because as I have softened my prescriptivist stance, I’ve been able to see how silly grammar people can be sometimes.

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