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3 grammar rules that you don’t need to follow anymore - Arika Okrent

2026 • E33    Apr 28, 2026    6m
Grammatical rules have caused heated debate in various regions and languages for centuries. But while we know people take grammar seriously, what’s less clear is, why? Where do these seemingly random rules come from, and which, if any, actually matter? Arika Okrent takes a closer look at three famous examples from the English language that have been the source of numerous grammatical arguments.

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