overload@sopuli.xyz to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-21 day agoWe all know grammar Nazis. What incorrect grammar are you completely in defence of?message-squaremessage-square126fedilinkarrow-up144arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up138arrow-down1message-squareWe all know grammar Nazis. What incorrect grammar are you completely in defence of?overload@sopuli.xyz to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-21 day agomessage-square126fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaredaggermoon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·edit-219 hours agoI’m of the opinion that so long as it is understandable it does not matter. English was once written as it sounded and there was no spelling consistancy. Those who were literate had little issue with it. Some related reading: https://ctcamp.franklinresearch.uga.edu/resources/reading-middle-english https://cb45.hsites.harvard.edu/middle-english-basic-pronunciation-and-grammar Edit: Okay my rant is more related to spelling than grammar but still interesting.
I’m of the opinion that so long as it is understandable it does not matter. English was once written as it sounded and there was no spelling consistancy. Those who were literate had little issue with it.
Some related reading: https://ctcamp.franklinresearch.uga.edu/resources/reading-middle-english https://cb45.hsites.harvard.edu/middle-english-basic-pronunciation-and-grammar
Edit: Okay my rant is more related to spelling than grammar but still interesting.