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Proud member of the grammar police here.
Just as a writer needs to follow spelling rules, he or she needs to follow grammar rules. Creativity can still thrive within the rules. Liberties can sometimes be taken (e.g., in a first-person narrative, dialog, internal monologue), and a distinction can be made for formal and informal writing. But rules exist for a reason: they facilitate communication and understanding. And isn't the reason for writing a desire to communicate?
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