[CALIBK12] Lincoln Rhyme misses one

Stephen Krashen skrashen at yahoo.com
Tue Oct 2 17:06:30 PDT 2007


Lincoln Rhyme misses one.

Brilliant forensic scientist Lincoln Rhyme needs to
learn a little about literacy development.

“Lon, you might want to notice that his grammar and
syntax are perfect. That tells us something about him.
Good education. Private schools? Classically trained?
Scholarships? Validictorian?”    (The Watchmaker, by
Jeffery Deaver, page 382.)

No Mr. Rhyme. It means only that he is well-read. The
research tells us that good grammar is the result of
extensive reading, not study.  



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