• 11 years ago
Do you really learn English in English class? For most of us, the latter third or even half of our education in English is preoccupied with literary analysis and composition stylistics, but what about the actual language and its structure?

Even in elementary school, where grammar and spelling pay a greater role (i.e. as more than an incidental means to polish off good essays), the way it has traditionally been taught is out of sync with linguistic reality.

Please enjoy this brief taste of what all you've missed in school over the years and learn about the English language as a linguist might teach it!

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