- What consequences might arise if different readers and writers think of proofing, formatting, and producing final pieces of writing differently? What kind of problems or opportunities might arise?
What I think will happen and what probably already happens is that different genres or formats of writing will split between what people think is good and bad. All of it can be written by skilled writers who made sure their work was error-free, but they only did so for their audience. One of my peers pointed out that one perfectly functioning piece of writing may be riddled with errors for someone who is not the intended audience.
Now, I firmly believe this although some examples were hard to come up with. One example though could be the difference between an academic study to a study a popular blogger might do whose audience are their fans. The blogger may have to conform to using a lot of internet slang words and might not have correct grammar for every sentence, but that's OK because people almost expect the blogger to relay ideas this way because they've been following him or her for so long.
To an academic, this blogger study would be a nightmare to read and they may end up with more questions then conclusions. But if the blogger were to write this study in any other way, their intended audience may be alienated from who they've come to expect is this writer and how they write. It's interesting to think about, and I think we can all coexist in a way and be respectful. The real opportunity is finding the value in what we ourselves cannot relate too, and perhaps beginning to change how we write in small ways to accommodate from time to time.
Now, I firmly believe this although some examples were hard to come up with. One example though could be the difference between an academic study to a study a popular blogger might do whose audience are their fans. The blogger may have to conform to using a lot of internet slang words and might not have correct grammar for every sentence, but that's OK because people almost expect the blogger to relay ideas this way because they've been following him or her for so long.
To an academic, this blogger study would be a nightmare to read and they may end up with more questions then conclusions. But if the blogger were to write this study in any other way, their intended audience may be alienated from who they've come to expect is this writer and how they write. It's interesting to think about, and I think we can all coexist in a way and be respectful. The real opportunity is finding the value in what we ourselves cannot relate too, and perhaps beginning to change how we write in small ways to accommodate from time to time.