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<blockquote data-quote="Crimson" data-source="post: 330138" data-attributes="member: 5079"><p>I'm about to be unpopular in this thread by taking the dissenting opinion. I used to be judgmental about others' grammar and spelling, and harsh on myself for errors. A few months back, I came across a linguist on TikTok (of all places) who essentially presented that the 'finer points' of language are irrelevant. My immediate reaction to that was hostile, but the longer it seeped in my brain the more I accepted it -- and it's nice to know I'm not so set in my ways that, when presented with new information, I can't change my mind.</p><p></p><p>Language's purpose is communication; if a point is understood, obsessing about 'proper' spelling or grammar is just persnickety snobbery. </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]38626[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Crimson, post: 330138, member: 5079"] I'm about to be unpopular in this thread by taking the dissenting opinion. I used to be judgmental about others' grammar and spelling, and harsh on myself for errors. A few months back, I came across a linguist on TikTok (of all places) who essentially presented that the 'finer points' of language are irrelevant. My immediate reaction to that was hostile, but the longer it seeped in my brain the more I accepted it -- and it's nice to know I'm not so set in my ways that, when presented with new information, I can't change my mind. Language's purpose is communication; if a point is understood, obsessing about 'proper' spelling or grammar is just persnickety snobbery. [ATTACH type="full" alt="Screenshot 2022-06-27 131741.png"]38626[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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