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<DIV>I agree with all of this. Their is know better reason too study
grammar (and get to know it real good) then to help make communication better,
which I am a big fan of.</DIV>
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<DIV>Hehe, actually, I am a graduate philosophy student and if anyone really
wants to read exactly how SERIOUS this issue is in terms of what we can claim to
know, what we can claim about anything whatsoever, there are a couple CHAPTERS
or so (yes, that's right) in Bertrand Russell's "Introduction to Mathematical
Philosophy" that analyze nothing but words such as 'the' and 'and' and
'a'....this is more important than you may initially think, not merely for
"practical" fields like engineering etc., but indeed for reason qua
reason.</DIV>
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<DIV>"There is no better reason to study grammar (and know it well) than to help
us better communicate . [and I will add, to aid in understanding the very
structure of thought itself...]." Of course, the last part should be
changed to "of which I am a big fan" - but it didn't really fit the flow anyway
;-)</DIV>
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<DIV>JpM </DIV>
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<DIV>PS - blame the English analytics. A "blame" I feel is highly
worthwhile and admirable.</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>