tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166579.post3547980716686407159..comments2024-02-19T08:12:53.815-05:00Comments on The Right Thing: Am I my colleague's grammar corrector?Jeffrey L. Seglinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15648051034425906705noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166579.post-81859066598538268332016-05-24T15:58:09.016-04:002016-05-24T15:58:09.016-04:00Grammar is an artificial construct. Understandable...Grammar is an artificial construct. Understandable language is a living, evolution for communication. Except for obvious errors, I think one should consider the risk of alienation versus the reward of being right.Robin4Asciihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09781330225208670466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166579.post-61780230160784572302016-05-22T13:36:25.976-04:002016-05-22T13:36:25.976-04:00I remember wondering why some of my wife's rel...I remember wondering why some of my wife's relatives still spoke with an accent, after being in this country for over 30 years. It dawned on me that after they reached a level communicable articulation in English, they were not corrected anymore - for the simple reason that they were understood, and further pronunciation refinement was not necessary. My college roommate, on the other hand, had grown up in San Salvador and wanted me to correct him on his pronunciation when convenient, so that he could learn English as best he could. Four years later, he was accent free! Moral of story is apparently a function of the speaker's personal choice. If you forgot to "zip up" would you want someone to tell you . . .or not (and thus remain embarrassment free)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166579.post-70100661617303855052016-05-22T10:08:54.155-04:002016-05-22T10:08:54.155-04:00Of course, certain situations do lend themselves t...Of course, certain situations do lend themselves to allowing a person to make a correction BUT it is highly unlikely in most situations that your correction would be welcome. Why do people feel the need to embarrass others in these kinds of situations? To me, it is just a reminder that people seem to have the urge to "correct their neighbors"!<br /><br />Charlie Seng Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com