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Originally Posted by hidari
So, Harry T and LuvReadin would you stop watching a movie if there was poor grammar on the part of the screen play, after all it is just a story like most Fiction out there? I really find the anal retentiveness a bit strange....no offence, but if the story is good it should transcend bits and bobs of mistakes...and some "rules" of grammar are a bit arbitrary.
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Totally different scenario. There's a difference between writing dialogue which is an accurate reflection of the way that people speak, and not knowing how to write using accurate and correct punctuation, spelling and grammar. If the author can't be bothered to get those simple things right, I can't be bothered to read the book. To me it's symptomatic of a lack of care on the part of the author.