On Monday, 12 April 2021 at 10:37:55 UTC+1, Spike wrote:
On 12/04/2021 09:22, T i m wrote:
On Mon, 12 Apr 2021 10:03:40 +0100, Steve Walker wrote:
On 12/04/2021 09:44, wrote:

From "The Week":

University tutors are being told not to mark down work for spelling
mistakes because insisting on correct English could be seen as
'homogeneous north European, white, male, elite'. The Times says several
institutions are adopting 'inclusive assessments' and Hull University
says it will 'challenge the status quo' by dropping the requirement for
a high level of written and spoken English.

I have long thought it wrong to mark down for spelling and grammar,
except in languages.

snip Tell that to the grammar / spelling Police here! ;-)
Plenty of people have died due to medical staff not being able to read
or understand a doctor's notes.


I have read doctor's letters (specifically one copied to my partner about her then recent appointment) in which the consultant completely confused hyper- and hypo-.

Indeed, I often see that mistake being made by many doctors - GPs, registrars, and consultants - where the meaning really, really matters. Sometimes it is the patient mis-copying but sometimes a scan of the letter demonstrates that it was a mistake by the qualified medical person.

Possibly sometimes it is the medical secretary but the doctor is the person who signed it and is responsible.