At worst, it’s a continuation of the idea that writing in a style of a non-white cultures is somehow worse or less professional.
That’s an interesting idea, actually. Is there any evidence that the peculiar writing featured in the article is actually a distinctive style as opposed to, for lack of a better term, “bad English”?
That’s a bit snarky, but yes, “correct style” may be arbitrary, but without it, we’d drift towards not being able to understand each other. All told, I think a professor (esp. in a thesis writing prep class) is expected to correct students’ grammar, and this one was treated shabbily.
That’s an interesting idea, actually. Is there any evidence that the peculiar writing featured in the article is actually a distinctive style as opposed to, for lack of a better term, “bad English”?
That’s a bit snarky, but yes, “correct style” may be arbitrary, but without it, we’d drift towards not being able to understand each other. All told, I think a professor (esp. in a thesis writing prep class) is expected to correct students’ grammar, and this one was treated shabbily.