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I was taught by some pretty great professors that picking over grammar and word pronunciation is ethnocentric and wrong. So I don't pick over it. Even in grading composition papers, I was taught to overlook some errors to keep the kids' self esteem high. But did it help them as they went on to college?
The pronunciation of "often" is regional, just like not pronouncing the letter r in Bar Harbor. Who would say that someone in Maine was wrong to not pronounce the letter r? Pretty silly.
My only disagreement with what you said is when it is a work product. For years I was the signatory responsible for SEC filings and review of press releases. I sent numerous documents back for revision due to grammar errors. At times it does matter.