11-10-2011, 07:06 AM
I've actually changed my mind (a little) from my earlier observation.
Nobody is perfect. I'm no art connoisseur but I suspect that every single brush stroke Da Vinci every painted isn't perfect. I also recall hearing that a lot of artists have trouble drawing hands. Yet the overall impression of their works can well be great in spite of the imperfections (if they're relatively minor).
So there is perhaps a fourth group of people--those whose strengths in other areas outweigh their personal weaknesses in others. If a longish poem had perfect rhythmic form and new and stunning metaphors, would it really matter if, intentional or not, corrected or not, a technically superfluous comma was present somewhere for no reason other than personal idiosyncrasy?
Nobody is perfect. I'm no art connoisseur but I suspect that every single brush stroke Da Vinci every painted isn't perfect. I also recall hearing that a lot of artists have trouble drawing hands. Yet the overall impression of their works can well be great in spite of the imperfections (if they're relatively minor).
So there is perhaps a fourth group of people--those whose strengths in other areas outweigh their personal weaknesses in others. If a longish poem had perfect rhythmic form and new and stunning metaphors, would it really matter if, intentional or not, corrected or not, a technically superfluous comma was present somewhere for no reason other than personal idiosyncrasy?
"The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool."