That said, I do enjoy reading some of their blogs on use of language and what that reveals about us as a society. Recently, while reading one such post, Google Ngrams came to mind and it was fascinating to see the use of words ebb and tide in popularity over the years. Was not sure what to make of the surge in the popularity of "India" in 1880- the peak of the bell curve.
crossings as in traversals, contradictions, counterpoints of the heart though often not..
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I truly dislike Grammarly and my grammar is very far from perfect. Having lived with this flaw all my life, I resent some language bot weighing in to correct the error of my ways. There is a certain charm to writing with less than stellar grammar or maybe that is my excuse to give myself a pass on grammar. I happen to love the writing of every author in this list that made it a point to break grammar rules It was amusing to read that even Shakespeare would not pass Grammarly muster.
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