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I wonder how much energy we waste on pedantry.


Probably not as much as we waste on resolving confusion caused by playing fast and loose with shared rules/understanding of things.


Sometimes it has its place. Can you imagine a public speaker making errors like this? I think it detracts from the message. Public, and especially popularly read stuff should be as correct as humanely possible. Good grammar is a habit, improved by repeat exposure.




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