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Q&A Do many people even care about "good" grammar in novels?

I realise people like me are probably many, i.e., amateurs who want to write a book and then get frustrated by having to learn all this very intricate grammar just to please the odd poindexter who ...

1 answer  ·  posted 8y ago by Grammarfrustrations‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Question grammar
#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T05:49:25Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/25640
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Grammarfrustrations‭ · 2019-12-08T05:49:25Z (almost 5 years ago)
I realise people like me are probably many, i.e., amateurs who want to write a book and then get frustrated by having to learn all this very intricate grammar just to please the odd poindexter who may read their book. Especially these days with grammar on the decline, it seems those who can even identify good grammar are very scarce.

Do many people even care about "good" grammar in novels?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2016-12-26T01:34:17Z (almost 8 years ago)
Original score: 4