Comments on: Linguist vs. Grammarian–Tradition http://punctualityrules.com/2008/07/13/linguist-vs-grammarian-tradition/ Using Grammar and Good Manners to Save the World Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:45:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Punctuality Rules! » Blog Archive » Linguist vs Grammarian–The Fallout http://punctualityrules.com/2008/07/13/linguist-vs-grammarian-tradition/comment-page-1/#comment-961 Punctuality Rules! » Blog Archive » Linguist vs Grammarian–The Fallout Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:21:47 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/07/13/linguist-vs-grammarian-tradition/#comment-961 [...] said last time that we should examine some of the more far-fetched traditions of hidebound grammatical rules and [...]

[...] said last time that we should examine some of the more far-fetched traditions of hidebound grammatical rules and [...]

]]> By: --Deb http://punctualityrules.com/2008/07/13/linguist-vs-grammarian-tradition/comment-page-1/#comment-952 --Deb Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:28:41 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/07/13/linguist-vs-grammarian-tradition/#comment-952 It's the trick-side of that old saw that you "have to know the rules in order to break them." It's not strictly true because anybody can break a rule they don't know exists, but ignorance is not a valid defense. It doesn't work for speeding tickets and it doesn't work for language ... but if you know WHEN it's safe to ignore the rules ("My wife is in labor and we have to get to the hospital!"), it makes life a lot easier! <em>--Deb's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PunctualityRules/~3/335099307/' rel="nofollow">MM: Email–a Memo or a Letter?</a></em> It’s the trick-side of that old saw that you “have to know the rules in order to break them.” It’s not strictly true because anybody can break a rule they don’t know exists, but ignorance is not a valid defense. It doesn’t work for speeding tickets and it doesn’t work for language … but if you know WHEN it’s safe to ignore the rules (”My wife is in labor and we have to get to the hospital!”), it makes life a lot easier!

–Deb’s last blog post..MM: Email–a Memo or a Letter?

]]> By: Melissa Donovan http://punctualityrules.com/2008/07/13/linguist-vs-grammarian-tradition/comment-page-1/#comment-950 Melissa Donovan Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:54:01 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/07/13/linguist-vs-grammarian-tradition/#comment-950 I love the rules and I love to break them! Sometimes you just have to end a sentence with a preposition or you sound like something out of the eighteenth century! Also, for informal writing, breaking the rules is part of a writer's creative license. But (see that? I started a sentence with a conjunction!) I agree -- people who don't know the rules rarely get away with breaking them effectively. Nice post! <em>Melissa Donovan's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WritingForward/~3/332443608/when-it-all-comes-crashing-down' rel="nofollow">When it All Comes Crashing Down</a></em> I love the rules and I love to break them! Sometimes you just have to end a sentence with a preposition or you sound like something out of the eighteenth century! Also, for informal writing, breaking the rules is part of a writer’s creative license. But (see that? I started a sentence with a conjunction!) I agree — people who don’t know the rules rarely get away with breaking them effectively. Nice post!

Melissa Donovan’s last blog post..When it All Comes Crashing Down

]]> By: --Deb http://punctualityrules.com/2008/07/13/linguist-vs-grammarian-tradition/comment-page-1/#comment-944 --Deb Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:02:11 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/07/13/linguist-vs-grammarian-tradition/#comment-944 The trick, of course, is making sure people KNOW the rules in the first place, and know which ones are optional! <em>--Deb's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PunctualityRules/~3/335099307/' rel="nofollow">MM: Email–a Memo or a Letter?</a></em> The trick, of course, is making sure people KNOW the rules in the first place, and know which ones are optional!

–Deb’s last blog post..MM: Email–a Memo or a Letter?

]]> By: Sara at On Simplicity http://punctualityrules.com/2008/07/13/linguist-vs-grammarian-tradition/comment-page-1/#comment-941 Sara at On Simplicity Mon, 14 Jul 2008 01:06:06 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/07/13/linguist-vs-grammarian-tradition/#comment-941 It's one of those situations where only people who know the rules in and out should be able to break them. Any other option leads to mass chaos and split infinitives. <em>Sara at On Simplicity's last blog post..<a href='http://www.onsimplicity.net/2008/07/three-things-youve-given-up-and-never-regretted/' rel="nofollow">Three Things You’ve Given Up and Never Regretted</a></em> It’s one of those situations where only people who know the rules in and out should be able to break them. Any other option leads to mass chaos and split infinitives.

Sara at On Simplicity’s last blog post..Three Things You’ve Given Up and Never Regretted

]]> By: Gillian http://punctualityrules.com/2008/07/13/linguist-vs-grammarian-tradition/comment-page-1/#comment-940 Gillian Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:57:38 +0000 http://punctualityrules.com/2008/07/13/linguist-vs-grammarian-tradition/#comment-940 But not knowing the rules is like going to a fancy party in your dirty jeans. Good post. But not knowing the rules is like going to a fancy party in your dirty jeans. Good post.

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