In a perfect world, you would have complete mastery over you…

In a perfect world, you would have complete mastery over your basic writing skills.  However, a realistic goal is to write well enough so that you will neither distract readers with errors nor attract the average educated reader’s negative critical attention.  

If you regularly communicate in certain dialects, forms of E…

If you regularly communicate in certain dialects, forms of English considered “non-standard,” or different languages altogether (ex. Southern dialect,  Ebonics,  Spanglish, or generational slang, for example), you will likely benefit from learning how to code-switch, which is