in reply to Grammarians: do we need a new group?

'Correcting' language problems has a number of problems:

... some monks can be offended by poor spelling and grammar ...

I'm not a fan of poor spelling. I actively loathe people who believe that 'ur' is an acceptable replacement for 'your' -- but not because they've made a mistake, because they're just lazy in typing an extra 2 characters.

If someone posts a completely horrendous message, there are plenty of polite ways to respond, such as 'I tried reading your message, but I have no idea what they're trying to say', or 'What did you mean by (x)?'. Or, just ignore it, and move on -- you're not obligated to read anything.

And to those who actually get 'offended' by poor grammar and spelling -- get a life! There are so many more important things to worry about.

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