Grammar makes little difference to a phrase's meaning and clarity

I would like my opponent to know when I'm referring to grammar; I am talking about practical cases of error. Nearly all of the errors one would receive on an essay they turn into their teacher would not change the meaning of the paper; correct or incorrect. Rebuttals: a) Fluency – Here my opponent asserts that accents are similar to grammar errors. This is false. He assumes that accents fundamentally change what is being said and uses this as evidence for the need of grammar. Grammar is the system of organizing words to make sense. Accents, on the other hand, are the fashion in which people say things. The best example of this in text-form would be using a hard to read font. Also in your "I' gon ate da epple ober ther" example, you change the spelling of the words. I never argued changing the letters in a word to that extent doesn't change the meaning of the word yet alone the whole phrase. Try this example: " I are going to eat that apple over there" It is technically incorrect and from your reasoning it should have no meaning; yet somehow I suspect you understand it. This is not fundamentally different from more serious grammar errors; just to the degree it could confuse someone. Rebuking another claim of yours, "Any deviation from it takes away from the meaning, which means that grammar has an impact on the meaning of a phrase. " This is yet another false claim. Deviation from what we expect may cause us to slow down, but it does not mean that one couldn't understand a grammatically incorrect phrase. People can always understand their own grammatically incorrect phrases, so grammar has no absolute meaning. Grammar only helps us communicate more effectively. In fact it wasn't until the 15th century that the English language even included punctuation! b) Spelling – Spelling is not grammar. I do not know where you got this idea from. Maybe it was when I talked about typos. Typos can refer to more than just spelling, you know. Here you assume grammar is always taken out of context; this is rarely the case. Imagine if I were literally going to the store and you said " you are going to ___ _____" I would know what you mean based on the context of what I was doing. This is very similar to grammar errors because anytime one fixes a grammar error, they are essentially using context to figure out what is being said. >> Clarity << Here you essentially repeat your argument. You are forgetting that even grammatically correct sentences can confuse people and sometimes make no sense at all. You leave the reader out of the equation. If the reader understands what is being said, regardless of grammar, it is just as effective as if the sentence had been grammatically correct. I argue that nearly every time, people understand what is being said in a grammatically incorrect sentence. You assume that the human mind does not take a role in this debate; I would argue exactly the opposite. I think the human mind and grammar are inseparable when considering the implications of grammar. Grammar servers to make sentences perfectively clear to people who are familiar with it. Making something perfectly clear is often unnecessary. What matters is that people understand something. I am now going to provide examples of grammatically incorrect phrases, you decide for yourself. 1) Lets go to the store, we needs milk. 2) Your going to the store weather you like it or not. 3) I could care less if you don't go with me – yes, this is incorrect 4) She did good on the exam 5) Where did you see her last? I last seen her at the store. 6) Me and Albert are going to the beach today. 7) While driving on Greenwood Avenue yesterday afternoon, a tree began to fall toward Wendy H's car. In fact, there is even test in which people are asked if a phrase has any grammar errors at all. It's called the SAT. The fact that we spend time trying to FIND grammar errors brings into question the need for flawless phrases anyway. Fewer than 1% of test-takers get a perfect score on the writing section of the SAT. Does this mean that fewer than 1% of the population are understanding something vitally important that the 99% don't? I think not. I urge voters to vote pro on this matter. I have clearly shown that grammar often makes no true difference to a phrase's meaning. Something either makes sense to somebody, or it doesn't. Grammar is irreverent. Grammar is simply an extremely useful tool used to communicate effectively.