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Social media is a gray area when it comes to language. During spoken communication, we usually abide by descriptive rules of English, where so long as you can understand what the person is saying, the way they’re communicating is just fine. In written language, we tend to abide by prescriptive rules of English which entail grammar, punctuation, syntax, etc.
Reddit tends to follow more descriptive rules. As long as we can understand what a user is trying to say, we can interact with their posts. However, there is a line. You can observe this line by viewing posts on, say, r/askreddit, where commenters say, “I don’t understand your question, so I can’t answer it,” making us unable to interact with the post.
However, I have still seen some people be dicks about grammar on Reddit. It’s just pointless.
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I get it. I’m 22, so I’m super used to seeing crappy grammar online, but I’ve also become increasingly concerned at how it’s seeping into mainstream media. Sometimes I’ll read news articles that make me stop and think, “did anyone actually edit this?” I see it in advertising too. Language will always change, but I do think it’s important for standards to be maintained in certain areas.