> are treated as a grammatical error Perhaps by you, in one particular context (as a grader in an English class?). Your particular practice doesn't create univ

> are treated as a grammatical error Perhaps by you, in one particular context (as a grader in an English class?). Your particular practice doesn't create universal truth by fiat. > I wouldn't have given either of you guys marks on this specific question This is funny, because you are arbitrarily assuming my goals are whatever yours are here. In the academic context, you're going into a random classroom and handing out grades without even checking what the assignment is.