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Oh, by the way, one more note about grammar from a personal perspective, and probably a little more on topic: I often "dumb down" my grammar, for various reasons.
In writing, I'll do it to sound overly casual and therefore I assume the reader knows I'm being playful. For example, "Wanna go out for a hamburger, then?" "Dunno" (I don't use that one frequently but I do occasionally stick it somewhere), "What are yous tawkin'?" (when I'm being picked on by someone from the west coast, for example), or using incomplete sentences (this last, typically, for effect).
In person, I'll "dumb down" my grammar in certain ways in order not to seem the strange nerd. (Let them find out I'm the strange nerd later, I'll maintain the illusion for a little while!)
I use much more punctuation when I'm trying to make a point than when I'm just trying to get to a basic point but am not emotionally invested in being "right."
I have found, too, that the best writers, the ones that make the biggest impact, tend to mess with grammar deliberately. (I'm not in that category, I'm saying it's where I picked these habits up, I'm pretty sure.)
I do think "women" instead of "woman" is a grammatical error and not a typo. But when it comes to grammar in general, because I love the English language so much, I play with it. All the time. (There's one!) I fiddle with it. I "fun" with it. I think sometimes, other people do too.
And sometimes, I simply f * ck up, period.
It's not hard to quickly weed out the ones that (sorry...who! ) basically have grammar goin' on, but do make the occasional innocent mistake, v. the ones that really don't speak well, period.
Hope that made sense. It's my opinion on the original subject.
I do think "women" instead of "woman" is a grammatical error and not a typo. But when it comes to grammar in general, because I love the English language so much, I play with it. All the time. (There's one!) I fiddle with it. I "fun" with it.
Hope that made sense. It's my opinion on the original subject.
I REALLY hope not. While I have to rack my brain about you and I, you and he, or what have you... and often to no avail. Women vs. woman..... just aint' right.
I had a employee whose first language was Chinese, 2nd Thai, English 3rd (not sure what was 4th and 5th), and honestly, while she was not naturally eloquent in English, she was damn proficient besides advise vs. advice. Never could break her of mis-using them.
In general I'm more concerned with the mind, and the thought process than grammar and spelling. Though they usually go hand-in-hand.
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) basically have grammar goin' on, but do make the occasional innocent mistake, v. the ones that really don't speak well, period.
