I agree with the theory of the relationship between grammar and style falling somewhere in between the organic view and ornamental view. While style seems to be an idea imposed upon a text by the reader, one could often compare and contrast "styles" even without being able to qualify them in a widespread way. There are many different uses of grammar and syntax which may be used to communicate the same idea. The inclusion or exclusion of certain elements from the sentence can make the text more ambiguous or clarify certain elements and alter the way the text is able to be perceived by the reader. There may be certain grammatical structures strictly necessary to the communication of those ideas within a sentence which is more in line with the organic school of thought. However, the inclusion or exclusion of other elements can provide additional information for the reader and clarify certain ideas and contribute to the development of what a reader may interpret as style.

I find it interesting that the Adv-Place:PredAdv "with us" is in different locations in the first lines of each poem. In Wordsworth's poem the phrase follows the phrase "too much" but in Levertov's poem, the phrase is negated but placed immediately after the verb "BE". This makes Wordsworth's meaning slightly more ambiguous and open to interpretation than Levertov's.

This is a very interesting point in this conversation. It seems by choosing to capitalize Black (or White as some scholars are pointing out) is to alter in some ways the way we define and interpret that word. According to this article, when talking about race, black or white refers to the physical characteristics that we identify those races off of. Alternatively, to capitalize them and talk about Black and White, is to talk about the experience of being identified as part of those races, the cultural aspects of blackness and the discrimination and systematic racism that black people face and the privilege that comes from being identified as white.

This is such a great point about the intentions of the use of pronouns in everyday language. I think nowadays pronouns can also be used to reaffirm (or subvert) identities and can be conspicuous to those who the pronouns are referring to. That being said, they are inconspicuous to many of us but it is important that we start being more conscious of them in order to be sensitive to the ways they can support or cause harm to others through carelessness vs intent. I believe in this way they do still function as specific and perhaps we can be more sensitive by being more specific (using a person's preferred name or using their specific preferred pronouns) or by being more generic (the use of a neutral pronoun that doesn't inflect gender).

It's interesting to me that such a small piece of punctuation can have such a huge impact on the way a sentence is understood. It also makes me consider the significance of language and grammar. Since we so often just think about our use of and understanding of language and grammar within the scope of our everyday lives, we can forget that it permeates every aspect of our society. Additionally, when we think about the way language and grammar is used in this instance, we can recognize that for many people, it does impact their every day life and the language used in this piece of legislature can even impact peoples' salaries and thus, their lives. I'm happy this problem was able to be corrected and the delivery drivers were able to get the wages they were due!

This made me laugh because I can just imagine what a ridiculously long sentence this would have to be to use 7 semi colons.

Additionally, with the previous mention of the 25 rules and exceptions for the use of the comma, it seems it would be ineffective, due to the sheer amount of memorization, to teach grammatical structures as a list of rules.

This is interesting to me because I can't help but wonder what the trends are going to be in the next few years.

This is an interesting point that, even though it is from 1776, makes me think of the modern debate of prescriptive vs descriptive grammar instruction and the ways that grammar, language, and dialects are largely influence by culture.

I find it interesting that the aesthetic value of grammatical structures is considered a point of contention. I mean I understand irrelevance but 'ugliness'?

I love the extra layer of mystery and intrigue this detail adds to the story. It relates back to the theory of The Garden of the Forking Paths and alternative timelines because it allows the reader to imagine alternative scenarios for the time of the missing two pages of this report.