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by bobcorponoi 269 days ago
I think the issue with correcting grammar online is that it diverts the conversation from the topic of the post. Of course this depends on the context but they might be excited about what they're posting about and seeing replies about their bad grammar or other off-topic things can take away from that.

If you can offer genuine advice privately, then you can but otherwise if you feel it might come off as rude or pedantic, then I would shy away from it.

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If only we had a tech solution to this problem...
What's the tech solution? I don't want to assume.
Modern AI of course.
But that doesn't reflect the same intent that the author had. Whether their grammar is good or bad, at least it's their writing. They expressed themselves in the way they wanted to. I'm sure my grammar is not great either but I'm happy I wrote it myself.
What makes you think they won't make sure the AI's text reflects what they want to say?