08-30-2020, 10:59 PMgrok Wrote:

08-30-2020, 10:31 PMTheHockeyist Wrote: 1. For me at least, the two, even three, are essentially the same. I speak, write, and type pretty much identically with little overlap in style, regardless of register or medium. Most of what I use varies depending on who I'm talking to, and I default to a semi-formal neutral style like the one I'm typing in right now.

2. Not every native speaker has learned the art of grammar and composition. Where I'm from, it was drilled heavily. We had a lot of "do this, not that" and "in these cases, never do this". I didn't attend a grammar school, but jeez. When I was in elementary school and we had to grade others' writing, I covered the page in red ink. Even at a young age, I was correcting spelling, editing in semicolons, and all of that fun stuff. Most people who were graded by me ended up failing and complained that I was being an unfair grader. I was only strictly following the rubric provided.

3. Predictable grammar, yes. I will say that his standard of writing violates much of what I was taught. If he were a student, I would inevitably give him more red ink than black and fail him. It is very challenging to read, and one glance at it results in an urge to get out the red pen, no, the urge to dismiss the entire thing as "start over unless you want to fail".

Hopefully you see where I'm coming from.

the common thread i see in your reply is assuming other people think and communicate like you do, and that you feel an obligation to correct them. the people on this site are not beneath you; they are peers and equals, and they don't have to obey your criticism. trying to be a language "fixer" will be a losing battle for you. i think you'll have a better experience on the site learning to enjoy content over form, or at least learning to skip media when it's not to your personal taste.

I'm already contacting HO and wondering if I was too harsh in my rant.