Arguing about grammar can be fruitless for several reasons, one of the major ones being, we don't speak anywhere near grammatical perfection. It just doesn't happen. This enters an interesting debate now that we type a lot of what we would normally say, with the advent of text messaging and the internet in general, but one of the commonly held arguments is that typing colloquially is different than typing, say, academically, just as speaking colloquially is different from speaking academically. There are different standards. Furthermore, as what you posted displays, grammar is not concrete. Let's not forget the oxford comma, after all--there are exceptions stylistically or for coherency, variations between regions (e.g. what is grammatically correct in American English may not be in British English), or even simple preference etc. So... arguing about grammar isn't all that fun, particularly on the internet.
Oops. I meant to put debating instead of arguing. Would you mind fixing the title? :x Also, I was meaning fun in a sarcastic manner, haha! Debating / Arguing is indeed never really "fun." For example, my mom and I have an argument about something; we later think back to it and laugh about it. By the way, what's an oxford comma?
It's also known as the serial comma. It's basically a debate over whether the conjunction in a list of three or more items should be preceded with a comma. For example: I like people, places, and things.I like people, places and things.Many argue that it can be omitted, others say you should use it always, others think it depends on the situation. Myself, I favor using it at all times. I think not having it can make an item seem compound when it should not be. The debate has been going on for a really long time... with no end in sight.
Oh, yeah. I know about that. c: The instructor at the GED place (and I think my English teacher at one point as well) told us it used to be required back then, but now, either way is correct. In your example, both would be correct.
No it's not. It's annoying and so overdone. The only people who do it do it because "all the cool kids are doing it." please. just. stop. It's also going on the assumption that the person actually doesn't know the rule or grammatical construct that would be appropriate in whatever situation. I for one, don't type "properly" on purpose sometimes because for whatever reason I feel like it. So calling me out on punctuation or whatever other silly thing just makes you look like the silly one. I'm sure some people above said all of this, but, I just don't feel like reading atm.
