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Many words (https://www.definitions.net/definition/words) in English

(https://www.definitions.net/definition/English) have multiple
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/multiple) spellings. In some cases, however, a deviation
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/deviation) is an error, and nothing
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/nothing) else. Children
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/Children) learning English
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/English) in school (https://www.definitions.net/definition/school)
are exposed (https://www.definitions.net/definition/exposed) to formal
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/formal) grammar (https://www.grammar.com) lessons
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/lessons) at an early (https://www.definitions.net/definition/early)
age, and they learn (https://www.definitions.net/definition/learn) the language’s complexities
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/complexities) as they progress
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/progress) through the educational
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/educational) system. Yet, many writers
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of the correct (https://www.definitions.net/definition/correct) spelling (https://www.grammar.com) of the
word grammar. This uncertainty (https://www.definitions.net/definition/uncertainty) leads to
embarrassing (https://www.definitions.net/definition/embarrassing) mistakes. To be fair, however,
Grammer (https://www.definitions.net/definition/Grammer) is also a word used in English
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/English) that does have appropriate
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/appropriate) usage cases. None of them have anything
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/anything) to do with grammar, though.

Consider the sentences (https://www.definitions.net/definition/sentences) below:

Children develop (https://www.definitions.net/definition/develop) the capacity

(https://www.definitions.net/definition/capacity) to understand
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/understand) complex grammar (https://www.grammar.com)
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Grammer produce
Grammar

(https://www.definitions.net/definition/produce) grammatically complex

(https://www.definitions.net/definition/complex) utterances themselves.

Billy Grammer (https://www.definitions.net/definition/Grammer) travelled to Grammer, Indiana, to get

some songwriting (https://www.definitions.net/definition/songwriting) inspirations.

Which of these (https://www.definitions.net/definition/these) sentence is wrong? None! They are both

correct. If you are still (https://www.definitions.net/definition/still) confused, we suggest
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/suggest) you keep reading.

Grammer vs. Grammar

Origin:

Grammar originated (https://www.definitions.net/definition/originated) from late Middle

(https://www.definitions.net/definition/Middle) English: from Old French
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/French) gramaire, via Latin
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/Latin) from Greek (https://www.definitions.net/definition/Greek)
grammatikē (tekhnē) ‘(art) of letters’, from gramma, grammat- ‘letter of the alphabet, thing
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/thing) written’.

Grammar as noun:

In English, the word grammar (https://www.grammar.com) is used as a noun which

(https://www.definitions.net/definition/which) means the whole
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/whole) system and structure
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/structure) of a language
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/language) or of languages
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/languages) in general, usually
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/usually) taken as consisting
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/consisting) of syntax
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/syntax) and morphology
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/morphology) (including inflections) and sometimes
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/sometimes) also phonology
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/phonology) and semantics.

A particular (https://www.definitions.net/definition/particular) analysis of the system

(https://www.definitions.net/definition/system) and structure
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/structure) of language
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/language) or of a specific
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/specific) language is also called
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/called) grammar.

His English (https://www.definitions.net/definition/English) grammar (https://www.grammar.com) is

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The basic (https://www.definitions.net/definition/basic) elements of an area of knowledge

(https://www.definitions.net/definition/knowledge) or skill (https://www.definitions.net/definition/skill) is
also referred (https://www.definitions.net/definition/referred) to as grammar.

She knows (https://www.definitions.net/definition/knows) the grammar (https://www.grammar.com) of

wine.

Grammer as noun:

Grammer is a proper (https://www.definitions.net/definition/proper) noun. It is not to be used in any

other (https://www.definitions.net/definition/other) context.

Billy Grammer, for instance, was an American (https://www.definitions.net/definition/American) country

music (https://www.definitions.net/definition/music) singer and accomplished
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/accomplished) guitar player. Grammer
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/Grammer) is also the name of a small
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/small) community in Rock Creek, Indiana, USA
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named for a railroad (https://www.definitions.net/definition/railroad) official.

Examples:

It had already (https://www.definitions.net/definition/already) been established

(https://www.definitions.net/definition/established) that dogs respond
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/respond) to human (https://www.definitions.net/definition/human)
voices better (https://www.definitions.net/definition/better) than their
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/their) wolf brethren, are able to match
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/match) hundreds of objects
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/objects) to words (https://www.definitions.net/definition/words)
and learn (https://www.definitions.net/definition/learn) elements of grammar, and can be directed
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/directed) by human (https://www.definitions.net/definition/human)
speech. –The Washington (https://www.definitions.net/definition/Washington) Post

Billy Grammer (https://www.definitions.net/definition/Grammer) talked with Brian

(https://www.definitions.net/definition/Brian) Powers at his cabin
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/cabin) in southern
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/southern) Illinois in March, 2010. His conversation
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/conversation) was filled
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/filled) with stories (https://www.definitions.net/definition/stories)
some of which (https://www.definitions.net/definition/which) were very humorous. –Cincinnati Public
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/Public) Radio Journal

Grammar or grammer:

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Is it grammar (https://www.grammar.com) or grammer? If you misuse
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/misuse) Grammer, you leave
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/leave) yourself open to criticism
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/criticism) and weaken
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/weaken) your writing. It’s important
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/important) to get this distinction
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/distinction) right the first
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/first) time. Grammar
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/Grammar) is a set of rules
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/rules) about the structure
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/structure) of language. Grammer
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/Grammer) is a proper
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/proper) noun that refers
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/refers) to a particular
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/particular) American community, or the name of a person. You
should (https://www.definitions.net/definition/should) only use Grammer
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/Grammer) in the above
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/above) contexts. Remember
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/Remember) that Grammer
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/Grammer) shares the letter
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/letter) E with Cheers, a show that made actor
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/actor) Kelsey Grammer
(https://www.definitions.net/definition/Grammer) famous.

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