On behalf of our erstwhile correspondent, I feel I need to point out that it's not grammar that's the problem (at least in that case) but that he appears to have some massive inability to spell correctly. Maybe dyslexia of some kind, but I don't believe he's mentioned that by name[1] unless I've missed it. The word "does" is being re-ordered to "dose" as and when he tries to use it... And that passes any and all spill-chucker tests. (I have a tendency to spell "more" as "mroe" and "in the" as "int he", when I type quickly, more a function of finger-synchronisation and timing, but that sort of thing gets picked up, unless (for the latter) I've for some reason added "int" as a word on a particular system, due to its frequent use in program listings.)
When he spells words incorrectly so that they fail the spelling tests, then really odd words come out when forced to choose the 'correct' version of a badly arranged word. Recently there was "expelling" written but (I assume, from context) "explain" was what was meant.
All of this is... not easy to work with, but I wouldn't condemn Wolfy for that.
I do think that the wilful abandonment of case and punctuation is something not to be appreciated (which I don't think has yet been explained away as a result of his particular encumbrance, but if this also is I shall take back this objection), as is the bad structuring of some of the arguments (ditto, but I would consider that more likely to be just bad composition... and some would suggest myself as having a related condition in this regard).
There's also the whole adherence to circular logic within his reasoning behind some of his arguments, and inability to realise which side of Occam's Razor his combined mass of axiomic assumptions fall, but that's actually what should be being discussed (although I've a feeling we've got a stalemate here, with one side or the other imagining they've actually got their opponent's king in check, and undissuadable about that 'fact'), not the grammar. And I say that as a pedant myself.
...who is just repeating (give or take any personal misunderstandings) what has so recently been said, with apologies to those that already absorbed this situation and 'accepted' it. However, it does mean that while I'm internally frustrated about Wolfy's inability to communicate clearly, I package that away[2] and only remain frustrated with the apparent inability of our combined discussions to come to the logical agreement.
And all this is much too long a post to say "it's not his fault". (And I shall take it on trust that this is a fact.) And in the words of the appropriate baseball official, let's get back to the subject at hand and now.... "Play ball!"
[1] To be fair, it's a pretty difficult condition to spell, but that's an old and tired joke as well.
[2] With only the slightest comment, where I absolutely feel I need to, to cover where I my be mis-reinterpreting the mistakes....
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