MemeMachineGo!

Language Hat called this article a brilliant analysis of the origins of, and problems with, [grammatical] prescriptivism. I call it the article with the flimsiest straw man I’ve ever seen propped up.

[Prescriptivism] grotesquely exaggerates the importance of grammar. Although competence in grammar is sometimes proof of other writing skills, it stresses presentation over content. Even worse, it stresses correctness over precision, conciseness, or clarity.

Go ahead. Name three grammarians who would assert that grammatical correctness is, specifically, more important than precision, conciseness, clarity, and content. Heck, name two.

I’ll wait.