ngalinh wrote:maybe this is a reason why you like teaching us the analogy technique (making superior guys digestible)
I use analogies because the human brain is fundamentally wired for analogies/examples/experience, and not for rules.
Think about how you learn your first language, of which your knowledge is incredibly thorough. (Even if a professional linguist studies your language for years and years, (s)he will not approach anywhere near the level of competency you had in it when you were 11-12 yearsold.)
How many "rules" for your first language do you learn growing up? Zero. None. Just endless exposure to tons and tons of examples (from your parents, your friends, and whomever else).
Growing up, even if you see something stated in the form of a rule, you'll understand it not as a rule, but by connecting it to examples that already exist in your head.
For instance, when sixth-graders learn that "singular subjects need singular verbs", that rule is incomprehensible by itself. But, once kids realize that the rule is just fancy language for the fact that "My dog has fleas" is right and "My dogs has fleas" is wrong, then it instantly makes sense.
In fact, the labels "singular" and "plural" aren't at all necessary, unless you are trying to communicate grammatical ideas to other people. In terms of
understanding how the grammatical system works, they are irrelevant, and may even inhibit understanding rather than promote it.
Ron has been teaching various standardized tests for 20 years.
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