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grammatically

American  
[gruh-mat-ik-lee] / grəˈmæt ɪk li /

adverb

  1. in a way that relates to grammar.

  2. in a way that conforms to standard language usage.


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Reed jokes that while he doesn't mind the odd spelling mistake "because it shows it was written by a human, not AI", attention to detail is really important so make sure it is grammatically correct.

From BBC Jun. 24, 2026

Maybe they simply, like Apple’s old grammatically challenged phrase, “think different.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 18, 2026

Judging from the grammatically tortured sentences left behind, this culling was probably conducted by code; it looks as though someone ran a slightly more complicated version of Find + Delete across the site.

From Slate Feb. 16, 2025

Two of Engeland’s siblings arrived at the home and told police they thought Engeland didn’t write the texts sent from his number because he always texted in grammatically correct sentences.

From Seattle Times Mar. 15, 2024

Legions of people think of rather stiff sentences—None of Dempsey’s teeth was chipped, or None ofTunney’s fingers was broken—as grammatically correct.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

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