These days
if you pick out misspelling on a school report
(or on a menu
or in the paper)
or are snide about apostrophes
(any bloody where)
you are a pedant,
old-school,
snarky,
a fuss-pot,
boring.
My argument is this:
Language has rules
for a reason.
They create a code for understanding.
Changes can be called evolution
or erosion
(as the code is undermined).
Imagine future housing
if a generation were excused
from understanding
about right angles.
Out of the Cave 