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Devac  ·  892 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: June 15, 2022

I'm not arguing for proper grammar or nit-picking rules, especially in our informal setting, but as someone who has to pass exams on those higher registers, I have no option but to know those rules. veen is/was in the same boat, hence the comment.

Examinations aside, from my experience with foreign languages, it's heaps more important to know vocab than grammar beyond simple tenses/conditionals, but even then, communication will be predicated on other's willingness to go along.