What is one negative thing you can think of about grammar? (Gee, you're going to ANSWER this? You sure know how to hurt a guy. Sniff.) ~

Let us first consider the nature of grammar.   If grammar be in and of itself good.........Hmm---Nothing negative about it.

(With the possible exception that tildes, like commas, can inadvertently be overused)  lol

(edited for spelling) This post was edited by tom jackson at October 15, 2017 7:44 AM MDT

Stress passed on from the anal-retentiveness of ardent enforcers.

May I pick you as one negative thing I think about when comes to American English grammar? I pick you then ;)

In some contexts, particularly in scripted speech, correct grammar can sound bookish and unnatural.
English language usage changes very slowly. For instance, we have dropped the use of thee, thou and thine.
The Oxford comma is still considered correct for separating complex phrases and clauses, but is becoming redundant for the penultimate word in a list.
The textbooks and aps can only lag behind.

Everything gets "Americanized".

It ain't fair to judge no one on there grammar. Just because someone don't use fancy words it don't make them stupid.

always someone around that 
thinks you have to follow the rules... This post was edited by Baba at October 15, 2017 1:23 PM MDT