tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102451431033041663.post1147092221971030793..comments2024-03-29T10:45:46.152+05:30Comments on Tomichan Matheikal's blog: Grammar no matterTomichan Matheikalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05037872309096060126noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102451431033041663.post-52428956343704654242014-03-20T17:59:48.531+05:302014-03-20T17:59:48.531+05:30Pankti, I'm sure you understand that the post ...Pankti, I'm sure you understand that the post is not merely about linguistic grammar. I took that as a starting point. The post is about rules in general, as I explained below in another response. But even in language use, my view is valid, but at a level that transcends the mundane...<br /><br />The other day, a cousin of mine who is writing a family history asked me jokingly (a little pointedly too) whether he could present me as "an icon for all the mad people in the world". Now you understand me how people who know me better see me :)Tomichan Matheikalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05037872309096060126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102451431033041663.post-81372879909361860442014-03-20T17:56:38.624+05:302014-03-20T17:56:38.624+05:30A simple question: what is more valuable - a gramm...A simple question: what is more valuable - a grammatically precise and stylish piece of writing which has no depth OR a simple pieces which has many errors but is profound? <br /><br />Science may not understand the difference easily!Tomichan Matheikalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05037872309096060126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102451431033041663.post-57575617584589084552014-03-20T17:55:01.445+05:302014-03-20T17:55:01.445+05:30... through the half-deserted alleys... I'm do...... through the half-deserted alleys... I'm doing it already, friend. Tomichan Matheikalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05037872309096060126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102451431033041663.post-77147784286876917762014-03-20T17:54:19.293+05:302014-03-20T17:54:19.293+05:30Thank you, Jayanta, for your valued comment. I...Thank you, Jayanta, for your valued comment. I'm sure you understand that the post is really not about linguistic grammar. It is a subversive post about rules in general. Who makes the rules? Whether it be in the society, religion, school, workplace or anywhere? What are their motives? Isn't there a power game at play? That's the real question. The tweets and SMSes are really subversive.Tomichan Matheikalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05037872309096060126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102451431033041663.post-6385857717020355042014-03-20T08:21:40.766+05:302014-03-20T08:21:40.766+05:30Thank you Tomichan for voting my blog 'Dances ...Thank you Tomichan for voting my blog 'Dances of India' I am highly honored to habe an English teacher recognising my writing. Well , as for grammar, I am glad to hear your views as my daughter, an executive editor of a reputed Science journal thinks my writing grammatically atrocious ; Not that it bothers me much.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10502394418598516741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102451431033041663.post-51631215352591660182014-03-19T21:47:43.358+05:302014-03-19T21:47:43.358+05:30True. 'The T.S. Eliot Defence' - "Let...True. 'The T.S. Eliot Defence' - "Let us go then, you and I".... :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102451431033041663.post-9220580796743475892014-03-19T20:03:44.542+05:302014-03-19T20:03:44.542+05:30Hi Tomichan,
My thoughts tell me that without a se...Hi Tomichan,<br />My thoughts tell me that without a set of rules, how one would interpret what others are trying to communicate. To me this is all about bringing a consistency in the ways and means of expression and interpretation. And this do evolve. See the lingo used for tweets and other kind of mobile messaging compared to Queen's English. Jayantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00853040622450226979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102451431033041663.post-60206351010635538532014-03-19T13:31:21.856+05:302014-03-19T13:31:21.856+05:30Tomichan, that's another matter. Using current...Tomichan, that's another matter. Using current lingos and slangs is not about grammar. It's more about cultural writing. However, when we say grammar is not important, today's "supposed" writers who abuse language day in and day out get legitimate reason to do so.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17846323466187478742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102451431033041663.post-67515126287466943042014-03-19T11:52:17.528+05:302014-03-19T11:52:17.528+05:30Yeah, no creativity if rules are followed!Yeah, no creativity if rules are followed!Tomichan Matheikalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05037872309096060126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102451431033041663.post-46103128996644874432014-03-19T11:51:49.497+05:302014-03-19T11:51:49.497+05:30Frankly, Sakshi, the post is not just about lingui...Frankly, Sakshi, the post is not just about linguistic grammar; it's about the rules anywhere. And who makes those rules, for whose benefits?Tomichan Matheikalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05037872309096060126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102451431033041663.post-2856788777608954722014-03-19T11:50:46.975+05:302014-03-19T11:50:46.975+05:30Of course, Pankti, I'm not advocating compromi...Of course, Pankti, I'm not advocating compromise on clarity. There can be no meaningful communication without some agreement on the manner of communication. But language is not static, it keeps changing. See how far we have come from Shakespeare's English, for example. See how the florid style of the 19th century essayists became outdated and look at the simple narratives which are popular today... Well, see how grammar rules are broken mercilessly by today's novelists and even journos!Tomichan Matheikalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05037872309096060126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102451431033041663.post-83069864778452813262014-03-19T11:47:52.212+05:302014-03-19T11:47:52.212+05:30Thanks for letting me know that you're in the ...Thanks for letting me know that you're in the same boat :)Tomichan Matheikalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05037872309096060126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102451431033041663.post-8109369661306866702014-03-19T10:42:40.415+05:302014-03-19T10:42:40.415+05:30Sometimes we need to break this static rules....ot...Sometimes we need to break this static rules....otherwise life would lose its colour...Maniparnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16109166826609932168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102451431033041663.post-25247841619380489612014-03-19T10:37:37.964+05:302014-03-19T10:37:37.964+05:30The irony in the last sentence took the cake. I li...The irony in the last sentence took the cake. I like all your questions . Should think of my own answers to them too. :DSakshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13127774513800413908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102451431033041663.post-91420680086832198412014-03-19T10:03:08.038+05:302014-03-19T10:03:08.038+05:30Unfortunately, I'm bit stringent when it comes...Unfortunately, I'm bit stringent when it comes to grammar...for the simple reason being, incorrect grammar fails to express the exact idea that you want to. With your loved ones, silence is enough to communicate but with others, is it? If I mean to say something and the other person understands something else due to my incorrect grammar, what's the point of that communication? I'd rather shut up and keep doing what I was doing than waste my time on useless communication.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17846323466187478742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102451431033041663.post-28400653337923743952014-03-19T09:47:51.855+05:302014-03-19T09:47:51.855+05:30Simply thought provoking!... "Grammar no matt...Simply thought provoking!... "Grammar no matter" ... indeed!. and to top that, "I’m looking for answers" ... that makes two of us ... brilliant Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06317814072959217406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102451431033041663.post-28766903802130364882014-03-18T21:14:15.649+05:302014-03-18T21:14:15.649+05:30Thank You so much :)Thank You so much :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03138707352343274950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102451431033041663.post-14291448244899871442014-03-18T21:11:30.886+05:302014-03-18T21:11:30.886+05:30Go beyond rules, Namrata. All the best. You make y...Go beyond rules, Namrata. All the best. You make your destiny.Tomichan Matheikalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05037872309096060126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102451431033041663.post-62557590822834381102014-03-18T21:09:06.072+05:302014-03-18T21:09:06.072+05:30And I most of the times commit grammatical errors ...And I most of the times commit grammatical errors (sometimes due to lack of knowledge and mostly due to haste), still I blog. :p :D<br />This post reminds me of the Bollywood song 'Sadda haque'.... "tumlogo ki iss duniya mein, har kadam par insaan galat". I don't know who has set these bloody rules.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03138707352343274950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102451431033041663.post-79941635196462475272014-03-18T20:56:43.919+05:302014-03-18T20:56:43.919+05:30Not at all, Brendan. Who made the first dictionar...Not at all, Brendan. Who made the first dictionary in Malyalam? A German?Tomichan Matheikalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05037872309096060126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2102451431033041663.post-33061341151024980512014-03-18T20:45:16.238+05:302014-03-18T20:45:16.238+05:30Grammar, sir? That's an interesting question a...Grammar, sir? That's an interesting question alright? But why is your question just limited to Indian grammar per se?Brendan Dabhihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02553127085253015495noreply@blogger.com