Chris

They might. I don't see much evidence of it in this thread to be honest though.

On the contrary, in the absence of any other evidence for how much thought someone has put into a post, the amount of thought they have put into their expression is all we have to go on.

I'm not giving marks out of ten for exact spelling and grammar, but some of the stuff posted on here is unintelligible drivel of the highest order. If someone is so totally incapable of expressing themselves with any clarity, then what right have they to expect anyone to assume they have thought through what they want to say with any clarity?

Fine, if that works for you. Forgive me if I think you're being trite and failing to engage with the point.

I can only repeat what I said earlier. There are a lot of ideas and opinions flying round this thread. Some people are reviewing the evidence and attempting to come to a reasonable view of events based on that evidence (not everyone is coming to the same view, incidentally, which is fine by me - it makes for a more interesting discussion). Other people are simply talking out of their rear ends based on prejudice and an assumption that the likes of Eastenders and Brookside are in some way a reflection of real life.

In my experience, lazy thinking and lazy expression are often found side by side. This is a fast moving thread and there is lots to read so I make no apology for skimming through it and only engaging with the posts that seem to me to be worth engaging with.

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It's grammar. And I think you'll find it does.