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The causality of why you "don't mind bad grammar" is not correct. I am raised bilingually (both non English) and after some yeas of school I went to an internat

The causality of why you "don't mind bad grammar" is not correct. I am raised bilingually (both non English) and after some yeas of school I went to an international school where half of my courses were in English. Bad grammar bothers me a lot in any language, even if it is one I don't speak well. It shows a lack of time spent into the details of things. It is the sort of mentality that causes plane crashes; "I checked the engine last time". Only on a lower level. If you adopt the 'but you know what I meant' argument than we'd all say things like "ain't nobody got time for that". It is funny as a meme, but it makes you sound stupid. Of course you have to take into consideration whether someone is a native speaker or not. You don't have to care; you are free to sound stupid if you want to.

RBerenguel 13y ago
I can't see where in my argument I said "everyone in the same situation should be like I am," nor where in your argument it is so clear that I should follow your (personal) standards. Also I'm getting a feeling that in your comment you imply I am happy with my (probable) bad grammar. I am not happy with it, but I hit diminishing returns a long time ago. Oh, and I'm completely happy about sounding stupid when speaking a foreign language (so far no-one has complained about my spoken English or German, only in France I've had "complaints") as long as other people can understand what I try to say and what I say is meaningful to them.
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