Grammar as boundary - Chat 3
Emilia and William were both teachers. They taught at elementary school.
Now they are both retired, yet some rules and grammars are still in play. I think that's their character which made them suitable as teachers. As teacher for school kids you need certain disciplines to keep the lesson going. Emilia enjoyed teaching and has a strict lifestyle too. She wouldn't admit that easily, because her female colleagues were also strict as well. mostly. There are also some out-of-the-box people anyways.
When I say out-of-the-box I always think an overfilled box full of donuts, and some donuts simply have to put part of their bodies outside the box.
Since donuts are roundly built, you cannot tell an arm from a leg, which might be a blessing for people who see that.
Anyway deep inside Emilia thought everything must be perfect. So she kept being busy. She is too perfect.William, on the contrary, has got nothing to do.
Perfect people always have very strong grammar. When you step into their zone, you are detected as 'not perfect', 'must be corrected'. In a word, you are a sheet of paper.
And because you are blank, you cannot speak for yourself.
Emilia is quick, knows everything and is allegro-tempered. Allegro is Italian and means quick. William is moderately slow, and when he is around, that makes such a contrast that Emilia looks even quicker. When Emilia senses this, she gets a bit aroused, she tries to coach William, but the result leads her to become more upset.
William has never the urge to do something, has he been always like this? I don't know about him in his earlier age, but since I had memory, Emilia is doing more and more and William is doing less and less.
William also has a strong grammar, differently. he might not have so many strict grammar rules, but he's got different spelling for one word. Which means, he allows himself to interpret words according to his mood, which is moving like a moon shadow.
If you happen to match that spelling, you have a lucky stroke.
William's grammar allows more exceptions, but you don't know where the boundaries are. Possibilities are endless. You might think, last time I crossed this answer and it was right. But this time, William does not give a go.
That is how William's grammar looks like, he writes poetry. When he writes, there is no rules. Everything is perfectly set.
So you cannot make lands with grammar or boundaries in their zones. You will never win.
And that took me 20 years to understand.