syntax
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A: Syntax errors in emails are reported when the address in a sent email is incorrectly formatted.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 12, 2022
Syntax has to do with the mechanics of putting a sentence together.
From Economist • May 24, 2018
Swed jogged up to San Francisco for an event that was all about the joys of unintelligible sound: "Sound Poetry: The Wages of Syntax," featuring performances by Enzo Minarelli, Jaap Blonk and Michael McClure.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2018
Other books published by members of the group had titles such as “The General Theory of Knowledge” and “The Logical Syntax of Language” and “The Scientific Worldview.”
From Washington Post • Jan. 5, 2018
Syntax, then, is an app that uses a tree of phrases to translate a web of thoughts into a string of words.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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The AP English Exam: Writing, Grammar, and Word Choice
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Narrative Writing, List 1
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