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Counterpoint: I used to "and I stopped reading" when I ran into grammar issues. I gradually realized that it's worth the effort to focus on the underlying ideas
by a3n 7y ago
Counterpoint: I used to "and I stopped reading" when I ran into grammar issues. I gradually realized that it's worth the effort to focus on the underlying ideas and evaluate that, rather than someone's 2nd language ability. People are smart, even when they talk funny, y'all.
(The worth/validity of the underlying ideas is a separate matter.)
Counterpoint 2: Automated grammar corrections are risky unless you're a native speaker. Ironic.
- hinkley 7y agoI think it’s helpful to recall that the language is called English, not American, and the people who are experts on it think we don’t talk good.
- zdragnar 7y agoMost English speaking people everywhere speak with some variation on "formal" English. Even the received pronunciation in South england and london is relatively modern. If anything, some American accents are closer to the English of the late 18th century than many British ones are, and the "official" received pronunciation is not without its fair share of critics.