midwestyankee
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hmmm...got me thinking..
As I re-read my own post for clarity I DID find myself disagreeing with myself.
I strongly object to the notion being taught in modern education that a teacher ought not correct grammar and spelling in for example subjects that are NOT grammar and spelling.
That "getting ideas out' trumps learning to communicate your ideas or to understand the ideas of others.
As a former English teacher, who was trained just as the "self-esteem movement" was getting under way, I can sympathize with your feelings here. Because of prevailing political winds, I had to find ways to correct grammar and punctuation and such without much use of the red pen. My students seemed to have come out just fine, in the end.
...And this isn't dirtystory-ica. One would like to presume a level of literacy here.
I agree that one should probably expect to be taken a little less seriously with sloppy syntax.
Needs some balance, I think.
Yes, it does. If you spend enough time here, you'll see that a few of the more popular regulars regularly put up posts that include numerous spelling and/or grammatical errors. Perhaps they have earned enough respect from the other regulars that no one ever calls them to task for these errors. In truth, that's where the balance comes in, at least here. Those who participate in the community regularly and offer up contributions that add to the discussion are given plenty of slack. Those who burst in the door and demand immediate attention before giving anything forward beforehand tend to draw our ire.
As I look past the beam in my eye, I see a LOT of motes on the windows of other's glass houses when they play the grammar "knock-out" game. Those with the education, experience and true gift with language rarely seem to.
Just once I would like to see an cleverly artful correction done with great humor and elan.
I DO see those sort of gentle corrections when it comes to content. Where someone kindly explains that a neophyte has some counterproductive assumptions built into their thoughts on a subject.
I'm quite sure this happens from time to time. Keep your eye on DGE.
With grammar it seems ignore it or break out the red pen and the ruler. (I am also old enough to recall corporal punishment in the classroom..on the other hand...it worked.)
I think that what you may be seeing here is that there is relatively little nuance involved when someone simply uses the incorrect word. Either one has used the right word or not. A green sky is simply not how one describes a fine June day. At the other extreme, there can be plenty of nuance in any discussion of the how, why, where, and when of bdsm practices or other aspects of relationships that are discussed here. Thus it's much more common for gentle suggestiion to be a part of the discussion of content.