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| 11 Jan 2012 11:00 PM |
Grammar is the system of a language. People sometimes describe grammar as the "rules" of a language; but in fact no language has rules*. If we use the word "rules", we suggest that somebody created the rules first and then spoke the language, like a new game. But languages did not start like that. Languages started by people making sounds which evolved into words, phrases and sentences. No commonly-spoken language is fixed. All languages change over time. What we call "grammar" is simply a reflection of a language at a particular time.
Do we need to study grammar to learn a language? The short answer is "no". Very many people in the world speak their own, native language without having studied its grammar. Children start to speak before they even know the word "grammar". But if you are serious about learning a foreign language, the long answer is "yes, grammar can help you to learn a language more quickly and more efficiently." It's important to think of grammar as something that can help you, like a friend. When you understand the grammar (or system) of a language, you can understand many things yourself, without having to ask a teacher or look in a book.
So think of grammar as something good, something positive, something that you can use to find your way - like a signpost or a map.
* Except invented languages like Esperanto. And if Esperanto were widely spoken, its rules would soon be very different.
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Khoak
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| 11 Jan 2012 11:05 PM |
| Even if this is a flame post, I still dont care since this is very usefull information |
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| 11 Jan 2012 11:06 PM |
| Everyone knows what grammar is.. e.o |
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| 11 Jan 2012 11:07 PM |
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Some don't really. You know it already but some dont. That is why I made this forum to teach others about what grammer is and make their lives in the future good. |
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Jai4132
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| 11 Jan 2012 11:07 PM |
| It's Spelled "Useful" is it not? |
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| 11 Jan 2012 11:09 PM |
| Sorry, I knew that was a error right there. |
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| 11 Jan 2012 11:21 PM |
| I was scanning all over this looking for typos. o_o |
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benjy1293
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| 11 Jan 2012 11:27 PM |
| I believe the term for that is troll. |
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chip300
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| 12 Jan 2012 02:35 PM |
| You don't use grammar. You didn't spell some words right and forgot to add apostrophes. |
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| 12 Jan 2012 05:00 PM |
| Yes I know that, But let me tell you that I kinda forgot about that :P |
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