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List view record 1: Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths of Language Usage. Episode 17 The Kinds of Grammar You Don't Hear About [eFilm]List view anchor tag for record 1: Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths of Language Usage. Episode 17 The Kinds of Grammar You Don't Hear About [eFilm]
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Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths of Language Usage. Episode 17 The Kinds of Grammar You Don't Hear About [eFilm]

2026
Explore features of the language that are off the beaten track of conventional grammar. For example, handbooks often decry the use of the passive voice, but it can be a powerful tool-as in passive expressions using got, which acts as a marker of misfortune.
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