syntax

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They aimed to retain the “breathing units” of biblical speech, even if that meant straining German with Hebraic syntax; the criteria, Mendes-Flohr observes, were “not aesthetic but, as it were, respiratory.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

"If someone looks closely, they can spot Russian syntax in these videos."

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

I would also hate it if a photo of me “disappeared” my hair or captured me from “underneath angles,” famously the worst angles, and goddammit, Trump has once again gifted us some incredible syntax here.

From Slate • Oct. 14, 2025

The Academy noted the author's flowing syntax with long, winding sentences devoid of full stops that has become his signature.

From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025

This must mean that we possess genes for all kinds of information, with strands of special, peculiarly human DNA for the discernment of meaning in syntax.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas