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Originally Posted by jandrew
But what point are you trying to make by bringing up the objective determination of correct spelling and grammar in the context of authorship?
I mean, if only error-free books (in terms of spelling, grammar, and punctuation) were published, what would be different (besides libraries being vastly smaller)? We could still have some number of error-free books by traditional publishers, vanity publishers, and self-publishers. And, we could still have no guarantee that any given error-free book was worth reading. And, we could still be sitting here reading a thread entitled "Just because you have written an error-free book does not make you an author" for that matter.  |
Look, I didn't make the initial comparision with a house; someone else did and said there were objective standards that apply to a building. All I'm saying is that there are likewise objective standards that apply to a book, and these are grammar, punctuation, spelling, and the like.
You are jumping from that simple statement to all sorts of silly assumptions and conclusions.
I don't care if you want to apply objective standards to a book. If you want to read unpunctuated and misspelled gibberish, fine, read it. But don't pretend that certain minimal standards of language and communication are nonexistent.