Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>]

On 30/08/2004 04:45, Karl Randolph wrote:

> Peter:
>
> This may be the best way to learn most grammar, but it can lead to situations 
> like me: where I understand the text, but cannot explain in grammatical terms 
> why the text should be read in that particular manner.
>
> My English usage is pretty much that way too :-)
>  

It all depends why you want to learn the language. If you want to 
understand the text, or even to speak the language, you don't need to 
learn the grammatical terms. If you want to teach people old-fashioned 
grammar, then of course you need to learn the relevant terms, and sadly 
you may need to to argue with those who hold to old-fashioned grammar.


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