On 12/04/2021 10:37, 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.


even more have died or received poor treatment because the doctor
or surgeon made a simple mistake.

These days everything is digitised, including most if not all GP
prescriptions