It is only within the last century or so that language has been studied in a scientific way,bycareful and comprehensive observation;the few exceptions will occupy us in a moment,Linguistics,the study of language,is only in itsbeginnings.The knowledge it has gained has not yet become part of our traditional education;the "grammar"and other linguisticinstruction in our schools confines itself to handing on the traditional notions.Many people have difficulty at the beginning of languagestudy,not in