Kenn Humborg wrote:
> Nope. More like "this guy doesn't punctuate his emails", and "that
> guy doesn't capatilise his emails" and "that other guy doesn't
> grammaticate his emails".
Subtle difference: capitalising is a specific act, as is punctuating.
Grammar, on the other hand, is more ephemeral. One can have bad
punctuation and bad grammar, but one can't refrain from, ahem,
grammaticising completely.
the cat sat on the mat - no caps
the gas powered cars - no punctuation (or caps).
cat mat sat - no grammar.
No grammar => no sentence.
Robert the grammarian.
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