Maxx
A Faded Ghost
A lot of request/search threads talk about being "semi-literate" or "literate" or "advanced literate". They'll talk about literacy and ability to write a lot as if it means the same thing. I've seen people call themselves advanced literate because they can write novella length, even when they have relatively sub-par grammar. I've seen people call themselves semi lit when they construct sentences beautifully.
Why? The definition of literacy is the ability to read and write. Even twisting the definition slightly, I would still think a literate writer would simply be one who knows how to construct a sentence, use grammar, and spell pretty decently. By my view of what literacy means, I would consider myself a literate to advanced literate writer, even though what I write tends to average about 500 words.
It confused me so much people put it in their search threads, honestly. It took me ages to work out what it means when people does, and still it means nothing when it comes to what people are like as writers, to me. They'll call themselves advance literate in a thread with sub-par grammar (not including people who use the aesthetic lower case, I mean people with actual bad grammar), so of course they're not talking about their grammar abilities, and don't actually say how much they write, expecting everyone to just known what they mean. Of course that isn't everyone who uses those descriptors for themselves, but it is something I've seen often.
Why do people take literacy to mean how much one can write? And where do people here stand on that meaning of it, and using it in request threads?
Why? The definition of literacy is the ability to read and write. Even twisting the definition slightly, I would still think a literate writer would simply be one who knows how to construct a sentence, use grammar, and spell pretty decently. By my view of what literacy means, I would consider myself a literate to advanced literate writer, even though what I write tends to average about 500 words.
It confused me so much people put it in their search threads, honestly. It took me ages to work out what it means when people does, and still it means nothing when it comes to what people are like as writers, to me. They'll call themselves advance literate in a thread with sub-par grammar (not including people who use the aesthetic lower case, I mean people with actual bad grammar), so of course they're not talking about their grammar abilities, and don't actually say how much they write, expecting everyone to just known what they mean. Of course that isn't everyone who uses those descriptors for themselves, but it is something I've seen often.
Why do people take literacy to mean how much one can write? And where do people here stand on that meaning of it, and using it in request threads?