Sentence examples for semantics from inspiring English sources

Pinker calls this offense "a schoolteacher rule" that is "a product of the usual three confusions: English with Latin, informal style with incorrect grammar, and syntax with semantics".

But Roberts points out, this is basically an issue of semantics.

In his autobiography, MacGregor dismissed the exchange as "largely a matter of semantics" and played down the seriousness of the rift.

Ron So it seems this comes down to semantics - what individual members think of as the "leader".

Whether Powell was truly a racialist is a matter of semantics.

All of this semantics and parsing of previous interviews and statements for meaning, hidden or otherwise, doesn't get us very far.

We can choose to call them coalitions, alliances, pacts or confidence and supply arrangements, but semantics and technicalities to one side, it is looking increasingly likely that once all ballots have been counted, any feasible scenario would need to include multiple parties coming together.

A debate over how to word the referendum question may seem like mere semantics or of interest only to those with a taste for linguistics, but whichever choice of terms parliament does adopt could potentially make a difference in a close vote.

We can call them coalitions, alliances, pacts, confidence and supply arrangements, but semantics and technicalities aside, it is looking increasingly the case that once all ballots will have been counted, the feasible scenarios will be between different combinations of parties – each with its own priorities, demands and ideas.

Because such semantics are entirely to miss the point.

Book now This accessible evening course led by Katherine Fry and Rowena Kirton, co-authors of Grammar For Grown-ups, can help anyone overcome their problems with syntax and semantics.