Quote:
Originally Posted by pidgeon92
What does this even mean? The post was about the importance of grammar.
|
And I'm referring to the fact that "correct" English grammar is actually quite burdensome and doesn't usually help with understanding.
For example, correct grammar means you aren't supposed to overuse the word "said." But as writers, we're told that "said" is transparent. We're ultimately using incorrect grammar, because it works better than correct grammar. And then how many times do we begin a sentence with a conjunction? Dangle participles or prepositions? Use a double negative in dialog or contraction anywhere? Begin a quote as a fresh sentence instead of forcing a comma at the end of the previous one?
Most of the things I listed up there are nitpicky details of correct grammar, which don't actually help with understanding.