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pa-pa-plasma · 2 years

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I just really want to say, the reason good & accurate grammar is important in writing isn’t because it makes you look smart, it’s to make your writing as easy to read as possible. I (& many other people with certain disabilities) can’t read your writing when the paragraphs are longer than my phone screen & several people are talking at once with no commas or apostrophes.

#i'm not saying this to put people off writing i'm saying this because i'd like to read some people's thing but physically cannot #because of the above example #i've seen people complain about how ''good'' grammar doesn't exist & whatnot & like. true ya #but also no. 100% completely false #grammar is made up but that doesn't mean it isn't important #like. the point of good grammar is to get your idea across to the reader. it is to help them understand what's going on #they can't be expected to understand what's going on if you never use apostrophes to indicate possession or whatever #plus not using commas & apostrophes can lead to. interesting results.#best example would be that ''lets eat grandma'' one. you're either a cannibal or you're inviting your grandma to eat #& yes the reader can figure out which one you mean regardless of whether you use the proper grammar but like.#you don't put all that onto the reader. it pulls them out of things & now they're thinking ''wow okay we're eating grandma lol''#they're no longer in universe. they're now just reading words. you pulled them out with that #i'm begging for people to read books. any books. don't just write & read fanfiction please just go to the book store & pick a book #that looks good & bring it home & read it. analyze the writing style. incorporate the parts you like. repeat #please im begging you people to get past a 1st grade level English class. you're a 20yo native speaker #you've gotta know how to use punctuation at this point. or you gotta know you need to learn at least #okay sorry the more the think about it the more frustrated i get. writing is a hyperfixation

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