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  • this is everyday grammar.

  • I'm Rossiya and I'm I've been meaning to ask you Who makes grammar rules?

  • I don't know.

  • Why do you ask way?

  • Talk a lot about grammar, but where do these rules come from?

  • Wait a minute.

  • I think I know how to explain this one.

  • People study and learn grammar in different ways.

  • One way.

  • It's called prescriptive grammar.

  • Here, grammar is considered a set of rules to follow.

  • These rules are passed from one generation to another, and they tell people how they should speak and write.

  • But back.

  • Did you know that the United States does not have an official language?

  • The second form is called descriptive grammar.

  • Here, grammar experts observed and explore how language is used.

  • They don't tell people how they should speak or write.

  • Rather, they study how people do speak and write.

  • In fact, some linguists say that grammar rules are used to show differences between people.

  • In other words, grammar rules are a product of social styles, customs and politics of the time, like the case of the double negative, some people use it.

  • Some people don't or using the word ain't for is not or do not.

  • And if you have no grammar rules, it's not a big deal.

  • But consider this.

  • If you do ignore standard grammar rules, it might be difficult to get that dream job you want or be accepted to the school of your choice, and that's everyday grammar.

this is everyday grammar.

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