--- title: "15 Rules Grammar Quotes by 14 authors" description: "Browse 15 Rules Grammar quotes by 14 authors. Discover the best Rules Grammar sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/598/carlo-grante-61539_bad-music_bad-music-is-the-attempt-to-imitate-some_1053121.jpg" --- > [Bad music is the attempt to imitate something that has very strong rules and grammar.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlo-grante/bad-music-is-the-attempt-to-imitate-something-that-has-very-strong/) [Carlo Grante](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlo-grante/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/598/carlo-grante-61539_bad-music_bad-music-is-the-attempt-to-imitate-some_1053121.jpg) > [Every English poet should master the rules of grammar before he attempts to bend or break them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-graves/every-english-poet-should-master-the-rules-of-grammar-before-he/) [Robert Graves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-graves/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c75/robert-graves-2410_break_every-english-poet-should-master-the-rul_448527.png) > [Do not be surprised when those who ignore the rules of grammar also ignore the law. After all, the law is just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-breault/do-not-be-surprised-when-those-who-ignore-the-rules-of-grammar-also/) [Robert Breault](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-breault/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3e/robert-breault-304_english-grammar_do-not-be-surprised-when-those-who-ignor_156425.png) > [I never actually learned the rules of grammar, relying instead only on what sounded right.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-didion/i-never-actually-learned-the-rules-of-grammar-relying-instead-only-on/) [Joan Didion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-didion/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc3/joan-didion-497_grammar_i-never-actually-learned-the-rules-of-gr_1317572.jpg) > [Those that will combat use and custom by the strict rules of grammar do but jest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-de-montaigne/those-that-will-combat-use-and-custom-by-the-strict-rules-of-grammar/) [Michel de Montaigne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-de-montaigne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fdc/michel-de-montaigne-142_combat_those-that-will-combat-use-and-custom-by_1018130.jpg) > [“The rules of grammar are just as important as the rules of engagement in war. Without them, we are barbarians,” I argued.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shayne-silvers/the-rules-of-grammar-are-just-as-important-as-the-rules-of-engagement/) [Shayne Silvers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shayne-silvers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ab/shayne-silvers-20595_rules-of-engagement_the-rules-of-grammar-are-just-as-importa_919798.jpg) > [If you want to break the rules of grammar, first learn the rules of grammar.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-vonnegut/if-you-want-to-break-the-rules-of-grammar-first-learn-the-rules-of/) [Kurt Vonnegut](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-vonnegut/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd5/kurt-vonnegut-41_break_if-you-want-to-break-the-rules-of-gramma_3232899.jpg) > [The rules of grammar exist in large part to permit readers and writers to operate from a shared set of expectations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-crichton/the-rules-of-grammar-exist-in-large-part-to-permit-readers-and/) [Michael Crichton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-crichton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ae/michael-crichton-694_books_the-rules-of-grammar-exist-in-large-part_1286083.jpg) > [I don't know the rules of grammar... If you're trying to persuade people to do something, or buy something, it seems to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ogilvy/i-don-t-know-the-rules-of-grammar-if-you-re-trying-to-persuade-people-2/) [David Ogilvy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ogilvy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/699/david-ogilvy-1326_every-day_i-don-t-know-the-rules-of-grammar-if-you_2153697.jpg) > [Speakers who have grown up in the American community unconsciously know its rules about taking turns in conversations-in the same way that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-farb/speakers-who-have-grown-up-in-the-american-community-unconsciously/) [Peter Farb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-farb/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/978/peter-farb-29582_appropriate_speakers-who-have-grown-up-in-the-americ_539289.jpg) > [“I don't know the rules of grammar. If you're trying to persuade people to do something, or buy something, it seems to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ogilvy/i-don-t-know-the-rules-of-grammar-if-you-re-trying-to-persuade-people/) [David Ogilvy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ogilvy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b50/david-ogilvy-1326_advertising_i-don-t-know-the-rules-of-grammar-if-you_1517703.png) > [He who writes must master the rules of grammar. He who shoots photographs needs only to follow the instructions as given by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vil-m-flusser/he-who-writes-must-master-the-rules-of-grammar-he-who-shoots/) [Vilem Flusser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vil-m-flusser/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99e/vil-m-flusser-36518_cameras_he-who-writes-must-master-the-rules-of-g_1283607.jpg) > [No one complains of the rules of Grammar as fettering Language; because it is understood that correct use is not founded on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-whately/no-one-complains-of-the-rules-of-grammar-as-fettering-language/) [Richard Whately](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-whately/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9c/richard-whately-3892_complaining_no-one-complains-of-the-rules-of-grammar_1293681.jpg) > [By a generative grammar I mean simply a system of rules that in some explicit and well-defined way assigns structural descriptions to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/by-a-generative-grammar-i-mean-simply-a-system-of-rules-that-in-some/) [Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6de/noam-chomsky-42_accurate_by-a-generative-grammar-i-mean-simply-a_692728.jpg) > [“Not long ago, I advertised for perverse rules of grammar, along the lines of "Remember to never split an infinitive" and "The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-safire/not-long-ago-i-advertised-for-perverse-rules-of-grammar-along-the/) [William Safire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-safire/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4af/william-safire-5116_grammar_not-long-ago-i-advertised-for-perverse-r_2066286.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rules-grammar/#itemlist", "name": "Rules Grammar Quotes", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Bad music is the attempt to imitate something that has very strong rules and grammar.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Carlo Grante" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlo-grante/bad-music-is-the-attempt-to-imitate-something-that-has-very-strong/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/598/carlo-grante-61539_bad-music_bad-music-is-the-attempt-to-imitate-some_1053121.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/598/carlo-grante-61539_bad-music_bad-music-is-the-attempt-to-imitate-some_1053121.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/598/carlo-grante-61539_bad-music_bad-music-is-the-attempt-to-imitate-some_1053121.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Bad music is the attempt to imitate something that has very strong rules and grammar.” — Carlo Grante", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Every English poet should master the rules of grammar before he attempts to bend or break them.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Robert Graves" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-graves/every-english-poet-should-master-the-rules-of-grammar-before-he/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c75/robert-graves-2410_break_every-english-poet-should-master-the-rul_448527.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c75/robert-graves-2410_break_every-english-poet-should-master-the-rul_448527.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c75/robert-graves-2410_break_every-english-poet-should-master-the-rul_448527.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Every English poet should master the rules of grammar before he attempts to bend or break them.” — Robert Graves", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Do not be surprised when those who ignore the rules of grammar also ignore the law. 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A just system of Logic or of Rhetoric is analogous, in this respect, to Grammar.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Richard Whately" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-whately/no-one-complains-of-the-rules-of-grammar-as-fettering-language/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9c/richard-whately-3892_complaining_no-one-complains-of-the-rules-of-grammar_1293681.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9c/richard-whately-3892_complaining_no-one-complains-of-the-rules-of-grammar_1293681.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9c/richard-whately-3892_complaining_no-one-complains-of-the-rules-of-grammar_1293681.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“No one complains of the rules of Grammar as fettering Language; because it is understood that correct use is…” — Richard Whately", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 14, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "By a generative grammar I mean simply a system of rules that in some explicit and well-defined way assigns structural descriptions to sentences. Obviously, every speaker of a language has mastered and internalized a generative grammar that expresses his knowledge of his language. This is not to say that he is aware of the rules of the grammar or even that he can become aware of them, or that his statements about his intuitive knowledge of the language are necessarily accurate.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Noam Chomsky" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/by-a-generative-grammar-i-mean-simply-a-system-of-rules-that-in-some/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6de/noam-chomsky-42_accurate_by-a-generative-grammar-i-mean-simply-a_692728.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6de/noam-chomsky-42_accurate_by-a-generative-grammar-i-mean-simply-a_692728.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6de/noam-chomsky-42_accurate_by-a-generative-grammar-i-mean-simply-a_692728.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“By a generative grammar I mean simply a system of rules that in some explicit and well-defined way assigns…” — Noam Chomsky", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 15, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Not long ago, I advertised for perverse rules of grammar, along the lines of \"Remember to never split an infinitive\" and \"The passive voice should never be used.\" The notion of making a mistake while laying down rules (\"Thimk,\" \"We Never Make Misteaks\") is highly unoriginal, and it turns out that English teachers have been circulating lists of fumblerules for years. As owner of the world's largest collection, and with thanks to scores of readers, let me pass along a bunch of these never-say-neverisms: * Avoid run-on sentences they are hard to read. * Don't use no double negatives. * Use the semicolon properly, always use it where it is appropriate; and never where it isn't. * Reserve the apostrophe for it's proper use and omit it when its not needed. * Do not put statements in the negative form. * Verbs has to agree with their subjects. * No sentence fragments. * Proofread carefully to see if you any words out. * Avoid commas, that are not necessary. * If you reread your work, you will find on rereading that a great deal of repetition can be avoided by rereading and editing. * A writer must not shift your point of view. * Eschew dialect, irregardless. * And don't start a sentence with a conjunction. * Don't overuse exclamation marks!!! * Place pronouns as close as possible, especially in long sentences, as of 10 or more words, to their antecedents. * Writers should always hyphenate between syllables and avoid un-necessary hyph-ens. * Write all adverbial forms correct. * Don't use contractions in formal writing. * Writing carefully, dangling participles must be avoided. * It is incumbent on us to avoid archaisms. * If any word is improper at the end of a sentence, a linking verb is. * Steer clear of incorrect forms of verbs that have snuck in the language. * Take the bull by the hand and avoid mixed metaphors. * Avoid trendy locutions that sound flaky. * Never, ever use repetitive redundancies. * Everyone should be careful to use a singular pronoun with singular nouns in their writing. * If I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times, resist hyperbole. * Also, avoid awkward or affected alliteration. * Don't string too many prepositional phrases together unless you are walking through the valley of the shadow of death. * Always pick on the correct idiom. * \"Avoid overuse of 'quotation \"marks.\"'\" * The adverb always follows the verb. * Last but not least, avoid cliches like the plague; seek viable alternatives.\" ( New York Times , November 4, 1979; later also published in book form)”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "William Safire" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-safire/not-long-ago-i-advertised-for-perverse-rules-of-grammar-along-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4af/william-safire-5116_grammar_not-long-ago-i-advertised-for-perverse-r_2066286.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4af/william-safire-5116_grammar_not-long-ago-i-advertised-for-perverse-r_2066286.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4af/william-safire-5116_grammar_not-long-ago-i-advertised-for-perverse-r_2066286.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Not long ago, I advertised for perverse rules of grammar, along the lines of \"Remember to never split an…” — William Safire", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rules-grammar/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rules-grammar/", "name": "Rules Grammar Quotes", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rules-grammar/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/598/carlo-grante-61539_bad-music_bad-music-is-the-attempt-to-imitate-some_1053121.jpg" }, "description": "Browse 15 Rules Grammar quotes by 14 authors. 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