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Incorrect: He runs like a gazelle does. (Like is followed by a clause.) ... Correct: He runs like a gazelle. ... Grammar Contents...
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englishplus.com/grammar/00000236.htm
englishplus.com/grammar/00000236.htm
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Another important thing to know is that when white people read magazines and books they are always looking for grammar and spelling mistakes. In fact, one of the greatest joys a white person can experience is to catch a grammar mistake in a major publication. ... This blog is devoted to stuff that white people like...
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stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/05/12/99-grammar/
stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/05/12/99-grammar/
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Match the items on the right with the items on the left. ... I use one of the bedrooms ______ an office. ... There is too much traffic in London ______ in New York.
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www.better-english.com/grammar/aslike.htm
www.better-english.com/grammar/aslike.htm
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The word "like" in contemporary colloquial English "slang" has a range of grammatical functions. (Analysis and examples from Romaine and Lange1991) ... The quotative use of "like" is thought to have evolved from the prepositional use:
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www.linguistics.ucsb.edu/faculty/cumming/ling50/like.ht...
www.linguistics.ucsb.edu/faculty/cumming/ling50/like.htm
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Re: I love slang, but like grammar ... I can kind of feel for that girl. I mean, once you let "hella" into your vocabulary, it becomes a verb, an adjective, an adverb...! It takes a lot of control to *not* say something like "hella shutted up"!
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thingsoverheard.tribe.net/thread/1a8cc3e4-9c00-46cb-b49...
thingsoverheard.tribe.net/thread/1a8cc3e4-9c00-46cb-b49e-3d008eed3457
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The total forgettableness of a title like this is because although it's got words in it, all of which make sense on their own, once they are all put together, rationality disappears in a puff of library dust. It's more of a word collage than an actual sentence.
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www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/chartblog/2007/05/theres_noone_quit...
www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/chartblog/2007/05/theres_noone_quite_like_gramma_1.shtml
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But Spanish III has not been easy for Marin, and as the end of the school year approaches, she has given up on getting an easy A--or even a B or C. Marin is like many others who grew up speaking another language at home or in their native country but never learned the basics of grammar.
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www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-146641066.html
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Each little moment in punk history has been subject to an exhausting series of “keepin’ it real” copycat artists, droning in perpetuity like a Social Distortion chorus. It’s not necessarily horrible—plus, it provides entrance points for a younger generation. ... Home Smells Like Grammar...
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www.nypress.com/article-18248-smells-like-grammar.html
www.nypress.com/article-18248-smells-like-grammar.html
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Many times we have a noun which is preceded by two adjectives, which may refer to one or two things. In order to prevent misunderstanding, we must be very careful in ... If the noun is singular and the adjectives refer to ONE object, ... If the noun is singular but the adjectives make it clear we are referring to two objects,
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