bobbo, the pragmatic existential evangelical anti-theist and junior art and cultur critic says:

Deliberately poor use of English shows a lack of respect for one’s audience. /// Hmmm… I often use “ain’t” and “gonna” to gently mock the position I am taking. Would saying it is “usually” or “often” a lack of respect be a more accurate statement? And which shows more disrespect, overemphasis to the point of error, or poor use of English?… or any other language for that matter?

Accidentally poor use of English isn’t much better. /// Gosh, usually there is a huge gap between intent and accident. What is the actualy “harm” that is caused in either case that warrants such umbrage?

Literacy is what took us out of the Dark Ages. /// I think any quick review of the literature of the Dark Ages will show almost no grammar rules at all, no spellling rules. How did we escape the Dark Ages again? I think it was the transmission of knowledge that did the trick, not the formalities of an elite group operating at the edges.

Failure to acknowledge this can send us back. /// Mind the gap…. you might already be there.