Grammar and Rule

Grammar

Grammar noun - General or basic truths on which other truths or theories can be based.

Usage example: student directors learning the grammar of filmmaking

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Rule and grammar are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rule" instead a noun "Grammar".

Nearby Words: grammatical, grammarian, grammatics

Rule noun - A statement spelling out the proper procedure or conduct for an activity.

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Grammar and rule are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Grammar" instead a noun "Rule".

Nearby Words: ruling, ruler, ruled

particular	particular grammar	particular rule
similar	similar grammar	similar rule
normal	normal grammar	normal rule
common	common grammar	common rule
Other adjectives: standard, simple, real, new, basic, foreign.

It's a rule that was made up by people who were ignorant of the way English grammar actually works.

Source: Wanton Cruelty to the Common Comma
Rule of Funny: His occasional poor grammar - his English is near perfect as he lived in the US since he was 15.

Source: Music / Gogol Bordello
It comes from a rule in Latin grammar: In Latin, a preposition must be followed by its object, otherwise there is no way to tell the object of the preposition.

Source: Wanton Cruelty to the Common Comma

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