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Posting my reply here from the original blog post:

To be fair, I don't like the idea of a person writing a story while this beast is about to get him any minute. Especially when the story is long and detailed. It would make more sense to do the chicken dance in a bananana* skirt, because these pastas, they begin with "oh my glob he's gonna get me heeeellppp' and then go on to "It was a warm summer night". Alright, you're in the peril of your life and you wanna tell your story, yes? Wouldn't it make more sense to just get to the point? Put down your name, address, killer in your pocket so the police can find it with your body? Maybe they can tell your family, or find the killer. More helpful that your story that nobody wants to read because ugh. grammar. You'd be dead by the time you get to the good bit. Sometimes, pastas where the character will die any moment have a bit of humor-which really puts the reader off. Sure, you can think of puns all you like, but you're gonna die here, so let's be a bit more serious, shall we?

Do be honest, characters writing their stories rather than fighting for their lives occur to me as weak -created to die. Keep your character in a safe place if you want him to write a long, detailed biography.

Bottom line, I agree with everything you have to say about bad grammar. Anybody who reads it will simply take it as a joke -even when the body is lying RIGHT. THERE. I can't take somebody who uses 'u' instead of 'you' seriously. I just can't.

Although being a little bit illiterate makes the character look more natural. Not while writing; because I'm sure one won't be saving any time using bad grammar while writing. But maybe while talking. Like this one story about the devil and these people in jail (Name? Gotta look for it again) and the warden spoke with a sort of broken English. It's okay to have your characters not be fluent on purpose, at times.

* I know how to start spelling Banana, I just don't know how to stop!