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Originally Posted by JumpinJesus
Since the topic of grammar nazis has already been brought up, I'll continue it. Why is it that we belittle people who are concerned with effective communication? I was taught in school that a person's ideas are only as good as his or her ability to communicate them to others. I find it odd that we scoff at the idea of proper written communication.
If your ideas come across as though they're written by a 6th grade dropout, then expect your ideas to be treated as such.
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Yes. I agree. I used the same approach when I was teaching high school English as well as undergraduate anthropology. I only know what you write down on paper... and if you can't express your idea fully and completely on paper, then I can't give you the full grade for the idea, because your writing got in the way.
I also fully expect people to correct me when I make a mistake. Thing is, most people don't correct me because they haven't even noticed when I've made a "mistake" in the first place.
I have also noticed this "anymore" business (mostly on the internet) and I twitch slightly when I read it. YouTube comments make me have full-on seizures when I read them... I don't know why, but that place seems to collect all of the worst writers in the world, in any language.