Back on board

When I arrived home yesterday evening I was amazed at the number of comments with regard to the purpose of EFY, culminating in a shitstorm. I would like to offer you the following advice: When you read or write a sentence, you also remember it. So the incorrect sentence becomes so-called toxic input for your brain. The next time you write a message, you will be more likely to write the incorrect sentence again, Why? Because the incorrect sentence is fresh in your head — you recently used it! Such bad habits can be very difficult to eliminate. Even if somebody later points out your mistake and you concentrate very hard to avoid making it again, the bad habit is often stronger. It’s an uphill battle.
The only way you can learn something from your mistakes is when somebody corrects them. If you say an incorrect sentence, and if someone points out the mistake and tells you the proper way to express your meaning, then your knowledge of English increases.
You may therefore think that speaking or writing with mistakes is not so bad because it is a chance to fix your errors and learn something new. Unfortunately, this is true only if you have a checker — a competent person who will correct your mistakes. If you don’t have a checker, speaking or writing with mistakes will only give you bad habits.
In view of the comments yesterday, i.e. that people only take part for fun, no matter how bad their English is, I will refrain from pointing out mistakes in future, with the exception of members who sent me IMs requesting me to correct their mistakes and people who attack me by claiming that I made mistakes (@ellybis1) Have a nice and healthy Saturday! Griff