tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669394918563164889.post6026762279203210946..comments2024-03-05T17:07:07.408-08:00Comments on The Raptor Clause: Progress Report: 6/21/2010Grayson Towlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09480268491290929076noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669394918563164889.post-67347214710939613342010-06-24T06:03:49.916-07:002010-06-24T06:03:49.916-07:00I guess it makes sense - sometimes people will use...I guess it makes sense - sometimes people will use incorrect grammar for stylistic reasons, so that even basic grammar might not be "correct" in this particular context (although if the reader can't see the reason for the incorrect grammar then there's a problem, unless it comes up later). However, I can completely see it getting irritating.<br /><br />I think this a pretty cool idea, because whenever I edit my friends' papers I always want to preface all my comments with "I don't know if this is convention, or just something that I stylistically disagree with." Having that assumption there already isn't a bad idea, particularly if you're not a professional editor and don't necessarily know the preferences of a publisher.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669394918563164889.post-67503318239919335482010-06-21T12:26:57.561-07:002010-06-21T12:26:57.561-07:00The reasoning seems to be that because there are s...The reasoning seems to be that because there are some grey areas of grammar, and because people seem to get didactic and overbearing when they talk about the "Rules of Writing," the Critters policy is to err on the side of caution.<br /><br />I was kind of surprised to find some of those grey areas myself when I started working for a publishing house. We use the Chicago Manual of Style as our guide, which has some different conventions than the Strunk & White rules I learned in school and always assumed were "the" rules. So yeah, they have a point at Critters.<br /><br />It's just tiring as hell to have to couch everything as opinion every time.Grayson Towlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09480268491290929076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669394918563164889.post-76601931848605637942010-06-21T09:35:45.716-07:002010-06-21T09:35:45.716-07:00Because grammar, like everything else these days, ...Because grammar, like everything else these days, is relative and not an absolute?<br />I suppose that discouraging flaming and trolls is worth erring that way, though.Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079742212702718976noreply@blogger.com