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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having no factual basis.
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Examples
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Its goal is to explain the motivations behind the real grammar of English and to debunk ill-founded claims about what is grammatical and what isn't.
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Its goal is to explain the motivations behind the real grammar of English and to debunk ill-founded claims about what is grammatical and what isn't.
Are they trying to misunderstand what people say? « Motivated Grammar 2009
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Its goal is to explain the motivations behind the real grammar of English and to debunk ill-founded claims about what is grammatical and what isn't.
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Its goal is to explain the motivations behind the real grammar of English and to debunk ill-founded claims about what is grammatical and what isn't.
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Its goal is to explain the motivations behind the real grammar of English and to debunk ill-founded claims about what is grammatical and what isn't.
Why do so many people hate gender-neutral words? (Oh, s—!) « Motivated Grammar 2010
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Its goal is to explain the motivations behind the real grammar of English and to debunk ill-founded claims about what is grammatical and what isn't.
Guest Post: What’s the Logic of Language? « Motivated Grammar 2010
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Its goal is to explain the motivations behind the real grammar of English and to debunk ill-founded claims about what is grammatical and what isn't.
Jealousy and Envy (for philosophers) « Motivated Grammar 2010
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Its goal is to explain the motivations behind the real grammar of English and to debunk ill-founded claims about what is grammatical and what isn't.
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Its goal is to explain the motivations behind the real grammar of English and to debunk ill-founded claims about what is grammatical and what isn't.
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Its goal is to explain the motivations behind the real grammar of English and to debunk ill-founded claims about what is grammatical and what isn't.
Book Review: “Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue” « Motivated Grammar 2010
hernesheir commented on the word ill-founded
Term which describes many rumors and much partisan political rhetoric.
December 19, 2010