What do you make of Mulroy's claim that "Questioning the value of basic grammar is like asking whether farmers should know the names of their crops and animals."
Mulroy is trying to point out that a person must have knowledge of basic grammar in order to communicate clearly and effectively. Not only that, but if a farmer doesn't know the names of his crops and animals, how will other farmers or consumers take him seriously? In the same manner, how will colleages be able to take a person seriously if that person doesn't know basic grammar? This is similiar to the business article we read in class. I think it was by Beason.
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so.... I love all the creeper blogs and the other blogs :) grammar and I... not fans of each other.... but i do love your blog... maybe you should start writing about fat people too... that might serve the world some good... get the word out about the damaging side effects of obesity, ie bitchiness... k bye
a linguist would say we acquire language and therefore grammar...so why study it? did I acquire it wrong?
if thats the case...why am I in this class again?
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