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Hillary Clinton

In March 2013, I wrote a short article for an online publication called The Week. Following the current mode, I composed it in the form of a list: “7 Bogus Grammar ‘Errors’ You Don’t Need to Worry About.” I explained why the following “rules” are no longer supportable, if they ever were:

• Don’t split infinitives.
• Don’t end a sentence with a preposition.
• Don’t use “which” as a relative pronoun.
• Don’t start a sentence with a conjunction.
• Don’t use the passive voice.
• Don’t neglect t...