I’ve heard it explained that “hey” used to be more of an urgent way to get someone’s attention, rather than a casual “hello” like it is now, so it sounded rude to some older folks.
I’ve heard it explained that “hey” used to be more of an urgent way to get someone’s attention, rather than a casual “hello” like it is now, so it sounded rude to some older folks.
Well, honestly there have been times I could not understand what someone was trying to say because their grammar was horrible. Even in short sentences describing a posted video, and I’m like, “how could they possibly make this sentence more difficult to understand!”
I worked in publishing and you wouldn’t believe how many new manuscripts were turned way because of simple mistakes like saying “there” instead of “their” or “your welcome” instead of “you’re welcome.” For someone who proofreads texts, it really IS a stumbling block.
But for ordinary conversation, proper grammar isn’t really as important. The reason it counts so much in writing is because bad grammar makes you sound uneducated and unsure of yourself, and it just lacks the quality of being well regarded.
Isn’t this conflating professional publishing with…general speaking though?
You have to understand as a publisher that there’s different standards between doing your job and talking to people everyday.