"Grammatical errors and orthographic mishaps are often played for laughs, but this subtle sanctioning by the sticklerocracy can have real social consequences too. Attention to prescriptive spelling and grammar rules is insidious and harmful. As Jessica Flanigan argues in Why it's OK to Have Bad Spelling and Grammar, grammarianism often maintains existing hierarchies, entrenches the advantages of privileged groups, and imposes arbitrary barriers to knowledge production and innovation. For example, the stigmatization of bad spelling and grammar disadvantages linguistic minorities, non-native speakers, and people with disabilities. Spelling and grammar norms are also frequently arbitrary and unnecessary. The petty grammandos among us, who cling to pedantic linguistic conventions, are standing in the way of innovative forms of communication and efficient speech, such as the emoji. For these reasons, Flanigan argues that bad spelling and grammar are OK. It's time to break free from the tyranny of the grammilitia in the name of improving understanding and creativity. As long as speakers and writers can effectively communicate to charitable listeners and readers, people shouldn't care about bad spelling and grammar"--
Grammatical errors and orthographic mishaps are often played for laughs, but this subtle sanctioning by the sticklerocracy can have real social consequences too. Jessica Flanigan argues that grammarianism often maintains existing hierarchies and imposes arbitrary barriers to knowledge production and innovation.
Grammatical errors and orthographic mishaps are often played for laughs, but this subtle sanctioning by the sticklerocracy can have real social consequences too. Attention to prescriptive spelling and grammar rules is insidious and harmful.
As Jessica Flanigan argues in Why It’s OK to Have Bad Spelling and Grammar, grammarianism often maintains hierarchies, entrenches the advantages of privileged groups, and imposes arbitrary barriers to knowledge production and innovation. For example, the stigmatization of bad spelling and grammar disadvantages linguistic minorities, non-native speakers, and people with disabilities. Spelling and grammar norms are also frequently arbitrary and unnecessary. The petty grammandos among us, who cling to pedantic linguistic conventions, are standing in the way of innovative forms of communication and efficient speech, such as the emoji ?. For these reasons, Flanigan argues that bad spelling and grammar are OK. It’s time to break free from the tyranny of the grammilitia in the name of comprehension and creativity. As long as speakers and writers can effectively communicate to charitable listeners and readers, people shouldn’t care about bad spelling and grammar.
Key Features
- Explains why spelling tests and spelling bees are counterproductive in achieving literacy and better communication
- Engages with the history of language policing and the brave anti-grammarian resistance
- Describes some of the key benefits of linguistic liberalism
- Proposes a political agenda to resist the sticklerocracy and overthrow a world of word nerds
Introduction 1.Grammarians And Grammar School 1.1 Education, Economics,
And Citizenship 1.2 The Problems with Literacy Instruction 1.3 Disability and
Disadvantage 1.4 Spelling Rituals and Parent Choice 1.5 The Style Guide 1.6
The Golden Age 1.7 Conclusion
2. Spellocratic Sanctioning 2.1 Language and
Law 2.2 The Ethics of Social Sanctions 2.3 Advice 2.4 Manners 2.5 Grammarian
Gaslighting 2.6 Offense 2.7 Conclusion
3. Sticklers And Stigma 3.1 Social
Egalitarianism 3.2 Class 3.3 Gender 3.4 Sexuality and Sexual Identity 3.5
Race, Ethnicity, And Regionalism 3.6 Culture, Language, And Appropriation 3.7
Pronouns and Politics 3.8 Gender, Grammar, And Politics 3.9 Egalitarian
Language Policing 3.10 Conclusion
4. Pedants And Progress 4.1 The Anarchic
Origins of Language 4.2 Flexible Language Today 4.3 Linguistic Solidarity 4.4
Linguistic Innovation ¯\_()_/¯ 4.5 Linguistic Conservativism 4.6 Conclusion
5. A World Without Word-Warriors 5.1 Dispositions 5.2 Sticklerlessness 5.3 Is
This Argument Self-Defeating? 5.4 Poor Spellers Untie! 5.5 Conclusion 6.
Jessica Flanigan is the Richard L. Morrill Chair in Ethics and Democratic Values at the University of Richmond, where she teaches Leadership Ethics, Ethical Decision Making in Healthcare, and Critical Thinking. Her research addresses the ethics of public policy, medicine, and business. In Pharmaceutical Freedom (2017), she defends rights of self-medication. In Debating Sex Work (2019), she defends the decriminalization of sex work.
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