Kate O'Neill

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Just as a “rook” in chess is defined not as the piece that looks like a little tower but as the piece that is allowed to move in certain ways in the game of chess, a grammatical category such as “noun” is defined by the moves it is allowed to make in the game of grammar.
The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century
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