Do you spell the word ‘grammar’ or ‘grammer’? Struggling with the spelling of this word and need a bit of help? We’ve got you covered. We’ll give you the correct spelling, plus teach you how to use it in a sentence.
The short answer is that the difference is ‘grammar’ is correct, and ‘grammer’ is incorrect. Therefore, you should never spell it that way.
So, you just learned that the difference between the words is that ‘grammar’ is correct and ‘grammer’ is incorrect.
Now you know that ‘grammar’ is the correct spelling of the word and ‘grammer’ should never be used in your writing, as it’s incorrect.
The English language is complex, and even native speakers get confused about some words from time to time. Check out just a few of them.
Some people mistakenly believe that the correct way to spell this word is ‘payed’ since the present tense of the word is ‘pay.’ But this is one of those tricky words that change letters when the tenses change. It’s always ‘paid’ and not ‘payed.
Since the word ‘fire’ is spelled with an ‘ire,’ some people are tempted to spell the adjective version of the word the same way. However, that’s incorrect. Instead, you’d spell it ‘fiery,’ switching around the letters ‘ire’ for ‘ier.’
Because the word ‘real’ only has one ‘l,’ many people think you’d spell ‘really’ with only one ‘l.’ But ‘really’ has two ‘l’s’ so make sure to use both when writing out the word.
Let’s define the word, so we know how to use it in a sentence later.
The Merriam-Webster definition of the word is: “the study of the classes of words, their inflections, and their functions and relations in the sentence,” “a study of what is to be preferred and what avoided in inflection,” “the characteristic system of inflections and syntax of a language,” “a system of rules that defines the grammatical structure of a language,” and “a grammar textbook.”
It’s also defined as: “speech or writing evaluated according to its conformity to grammatical rules,” “the principle or rules of an art, science, or technique,” and “a set of such principles or rules.”
Synonyms of the word include:
The first known use of the word was in the 14th century, and it meant the same thing it means today.
The word comes from the Middle English word gramere, from the Anglo-French word gramaire, and it’s a modification of the Latin word grammatica, as well as the Greek word grammatike.
You might have heard the following phrases in your everyday life containing the word ‘grammar.’
Now that we’re more familiar with the word, we can see how to use it appropriately in a sentence.
Here are a few examples of how to use the word in a sentence correctly:
Now that you know only one of these words is grammatical, you know that ‘grammar’ is the correct way to spell the word. Any other spelling of the word is incorrect and ungrammatical.
It might be tempting to spell it the way it sounds, but don’t do that in this case. Remember that when it comes time to put words to paper.
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