What does Grammar do?

Back when I was writing Fluent Forever, I wrote a chapter about how grammar works and what it does. Ultimately, my editor and I decided to cut it, because it interrupted the flow of the book, and because people tend to dislike grammar, since it can be confusing and finicky.

I think we made the right decision with the book, but still, I liked the idea behind that chapter. I've talked to so many people who feel confused and annoyed about grammar, and I've always wanted to sit them down and explain why grammar is something that's both graspable and beautiful. So I'm going to share that chapter here. I hope you enjoy it!

Note: I'm including a table of contents at the start. The idea of that is so you can come back to this article later on and jump around to useful sections if you want a refresher on what "Cases" are, or what's a "Tense," etc.​

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