Sometimes Insisting on Good Grammar isn’t a Good Idea

rogersgeorge on February 24th, 2024

—I’m ignoring the politeness issue in this post. We have an emergency.

https://www.gocomics.com/muttandjeff/2023/12/28

I have a rule (it’s a poster on my wall) that bad writing shouldn’t be justified with the excuse that the reader will figure it out. I suppose the rule applies to speaking, too. Emergencies justify a lot of changes to normal behavior.

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