syntax
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"If someone looks closely, they can spot Russian syntax in these videos."
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
“The skill set of the future is not syntax or rote creation, but taste and judgment,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
Even the mystery she’s trying to unravel depends on correctly parsing the meaning of syntax and conjugation.
From Salon • Jan. 18, 2026
I would also hate it if a photo of me “disappeared” my hair or captured me from “underneath angles,” famously the worst angles, and goddammit, Trump has once again gifted us some incredible syntax here.
From Slate • Oct. 14, 2025
The rule is a product of the usual three confusions: English with Latin, informal style with incorrect grammar, and syntax with semantics.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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