Talk:Sequitur algorithm

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"a grammar" <-- doesn't it seem ironic to have poor grammar, while talking ABOUT grammar? Or perhaps this has some alternate meaning I'm not able to see. Anyone have thoughts on this? --70.66.98.187 05:47, 3 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

The word "Grammar" is used with a definite or indefinite article when discussing a specific grammar used to describe a language. Used in this way "a grammar" basically means "a set of rules used to describe a language", so for instance we have books such as "A Latin Grammar" written by Charles Bennet in 1895 which lists and explains the grammatical rules used to write Latin. The word, "grammar" may also be used without an article when discussing grammar in general or as a field of study. Both uses are grammatical in their proper places. Read the grammar article for instances of both usages. The SEQUITUR article discusses an algorithm which generates grammars (in the former sense). So its use of the words, "a grammar", is perfectly grammatical. -- Derek Ross | Talk 15:51, 17 April 2008 (UTC)Reply