Not when what you write (compromises) literally mean something radically different. That’s not syntax.
Asking people to use coherent English on an English language forum is a reasonable expectation. I wasn't making a value judgement on the thread OP. I hope this is clear (this is why reading comprehension is important too).
So compromise is now the same as comprise? I don't think you have a leg to stand on here.
Replying via edit:
>The point is that everyone is capable of figuring out that it's a typo and I actually meant comprises of.
Like I said elsewhere this is not what I objected to. I was responding to the assertion "...As long as you understand what the person is saying it's good enough...".
It is not good enough. The proper thing for you to do here would have been acknowledging your mistake and correcting it instead of promoting mediocrity.
People have the capacity of making heads or tails out of sloppy writing but why should they put in the effort to do so? It is your responsibility to put your thoughts coherently in the first place. This is the least you can do.
Like I said elsewhere this is not what I objected to. I was responding to the assertion "...As long as you understand what the person is saying it's good enough...".
It is not good enough. The proper thing for you to do here would have been acknowledging your mistake and correcting it instead of promoting mediocrity.
People have the capacity of making heads or tails out of sloppy writing but why should they put in the effort to do so? It is your responsibility to put your thoughts coherently in the first place. This is the least you can do.
At the same time, it's completely pointless to correct someone instead of focusing on the discussion when you totally understand what the other person said.
I am not sure how using 'comprises' instead of 'is comprised of' can be considered as reluctance in gaining a basic level of English.
> You want your readers to put in the extra effort required to make sense out of your half-baked messages.
How is the message half-baked just because one word in that whole paragraph was wrong?
> Asking people to use coherent English on an English language forum is a reasonable expectation. I wasn't making a value judgement on the thread OP. I hope this is clear (this is why reading comprehension is important too).
I perfectly understood what 'blocked_again' said despite English not being my first language. I am pretty sure normal humans can process these sentences without any problems. Now if we are talking about 'reading comprehension' for machines, it may be a different issue.
I ran your comment in Word's grammar checker. It suggested a couple of changes.
1. Change 'required' to 'needed' in "required to make sense".
Reason: Clarity. A simpler word would be clearer for your reader.
2. Change 'master' to 'proficiency' in "mastery in language skills".
Reason: Inclusiveness. A gender-neutral term here would be more inclusive.
3. Change 'wasn't' to 'was not' in "I wasn't making a".
Reason: Formality. In formal writing, try spelling out the word.
These are just nits. Not at the same level as using compromised instead of comprised. Edit: Actually this is a non-issue, I responded to the assertion "...As long as you understand what the person is saying it's good enough...".
Your reading comprehension skills need serious work.