Oh sweetie, you know I'm not referring to you. :D I've come across it more than once, to be sure.
In short, observance of the rule should be in service of telling your story effectively. Where the rule and effective storytelling are in conflict, the rule should lose.
An interesting premise! For me personally (and this is opinion only, that's all I'm really looking for here beyond what my actual grammarian friends can enlighten for me), I thrive in having the rule there; knowing the parameter gives me freedoms I wouldn't otherwise have. I can get to a scene and realize that something *has* to be written a particular way because character x really couldn't know this about character y at that particular moment. I suppose it is somewhat limiting, but I think it makes me work harder, which usually produces more well-crafted writing. But we're all different! Joy in diversity, or IDIC. :) Thank you for joining in.
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In short, observance of the rule should be in service of telling your story effectively. Where the rule and effective storytelling are in conflict, the rule should lose.
An interesting premise! For me personally (and this is opinion only, that's all I'm really looking for here beyond what my actual grammarian friends can enlighten for me), I thrive in having the rule there; knowing the parameter gives me freedoms I wouldn't otherwise have. I can get to a scene and realize that something *has* to be written a particular way because character x really couldn't know this about character y at that particular moment. I suppose it is somewhat limiting, but I think it makes me work harder, which usually produces more well-crafted writing. But we're all different! Joy in diversity, or IDIC. :) Thank you for joining in.