Siri can't even tell the difference between "text Jenna and tell her to put the two bins out" & "text Jenna and tell her to put the to bins out".
Agreed. Exactly how much training does Jenna require and why isn't she doing her job without a lot of fuss?
I think there's a threshold at which grammar becomes critical in communication. The threshold I'm dealing with this week is my two year old's ability to distinguish between present and past. When the object is 'poo' it's the difference between "Code Brown, commence operation clean-up!" and rapturous applause accompanied by hammy adulation. One more thing, my best mate is dyslexic (stay with me ere, its not a grammer nazi bashin" comment) and we've been writing to each other for years. He writes phonetically where he is unsure but it in no way distracts from what he is saying. If anything it adds emphasis in a way that punctuation would struggle to achieve. I have his voice in my head though which helps, also knowledge of his tone, humour and expression all of which add meaning. His grasp of grammar enables him to express himself accurately in writing regardless of spelling and punctuation skills. This is surely an advantage in life. Where do we learn 'grammar' from? Parenting is teaching me more about grammar than I ever knew. Language is an art, as is painting. Most of us could probably create an image of a woman with long hair smiling (think stick lady in crayon), a good number of us would create a well framed and in proportion likeness with a background and accurate colouring. Some clever dick would no doubt recreate the Mona Lisa. Now which one would you view as being 'the best'? I'd argue it depends on the context and the threshold therein. If you know the rules u can xploit thm. 'f u dn't it makes u luk lyk a dik.
