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Originally Posted by Maximo  Somewhere in my files I have a great quote from a scholarly woman comparing grammar to a fine-tuned piano. The author said she let her ears serve as her grammar guide rather than worrying so much about the rules. |
This is how I have learned! I think my spelling/grammar has been greatly influenced by reading. I have loved to read since I learned how to read. I have been devouring books my whole life. In English class, I wasn't so great at the activities where I had to "underline the preposition" or whatever. I couldn't keep track of the names and the rules. I just know that in literature, over and over, it is written this way, spelled this way, and this punctuation is used. That just sticks in my brain. Without actually thinking too hard about it, I just know when it feels right.