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Q&A What are the chances that agents or publishers will accept my manuscript if there are some grammatical errors in it?

From what I understand, a few errors usually won't be the main cause for rejection. If there are a very large number of grammatical errors, or a fair number of glaring errors, that might tilt thing...

posted 6y ago by Win‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T10:21:44Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Win‭ · 2019-12-08T10:21:44Z (almost 5 years ago)
From what I understand, a few errors usually won't be the main cause for rejection. If there are a very large number of grammatical errors, or a fair number of glaring errors, that might tilt things towards rejection. But then it depends on how good the writing is. In other words, I'd want to submit something that was "good, but not necessarily perfect" on grammar. (Of course, this doesn't apply to intentional violations of grammatical rules as a matter of style.)

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-12-14T16:56:56Z (almost 6 years ago)
Original score: 2