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Milan Davidovic wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 6:03 PM, Janice Gelb <Janice -dot- Gelb -at- sun -dot- com> wrote:
>> "Grammar" is usually understood to mean the
>> arrangement, relationships, and functions of words
>> and the ways they are put together to form phrases,
>> clauses, and sentences. "Usage" or "style" is the way
>> in which words and phrases are actually used, spoken,
>> or written in a language community.
>
> "Are put together" and "are actually used" don't seem so far apart to
> me. OTOH, I find "can be put together" and "are actually used" to be a
> much clearer distinction. Might this be what you were (actually)
> shooting for? Or am I misreading?
>
Given my premise, perhaps a better substitution would
be "should be put together" :->
-- Janice
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