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The glamour of grammar: in context or not?

Feb 13, 2014 | Category: English
It's something of an understatement to say that glamour and grammar are not usually closely associated in many people's minds. One of the 100 words David Crystal uses to tell The Story of English is ‘...
#David Crystal #grammar #Alex Quigley #Education Endowment Foundation #Daisy Christodoulou #Debra Myhill

Say what? Reflecting on spoken language

Apr 03, 2012 | Category: English
[caption id="attachment_1174" align="alignleft" width="250"] The plus side to turning 40 http://xkcd.com/166/[/caption]Over the past few weeks I've been getting my Year 11s to analyse their idiolect f...
#David Crystal #Daily Mail #Emma Thompson #idiolect #slang

Is grammar glamorous?

Nov 16, 2011 | Category: English
Well, no it's not is it. Grammar's that dull stuff what kids got taught in the 60s. And then enlightened educationalists decided it was unfashionable for children to know how to parse sentences and wo...
#Sir Ken Robinson #Gove #David Crystal #grammar

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