yekke2:
Hoisted on my own petard. But incidentally, I don’t recall ever mentioning grammar, at least not on this thread. But you’re right, I do value grammar, and attempt to conform to it best as I can. Unfortunately, I am far from perfect in this respect. So kudos to you for spotting it. But there is a world of difference between the occasional mistype, and certain posts that verge on unintelligible. And by the way, I am getting slightly confused as to the nature of the discussion on this particular thread. Firstly, others and I presented reasoned arguments against smart technology. This was responded to in a fashion that ignored almost all the main issues. Since reasoned debate appeared to be failing, I for one resorted to direct questions in the hope of eliciting a coherent reply that actually made sense, as, I assume, did you. You asked if the poster you were talking to had ever inadvertently seen anything online they would consider below their standards. As for me, I asked bluntly whether the other poster agreed there was an issue with unfettered internet use. I also wished to know why the presence of a separate issue in any way diminishes the first one. I am simply curious as to why none of these have received coherent responses that do not include needless extrapolation and that actually address the issue. Do you know?
Rant over.