This is exactly why I got the eight. I don't have a problem seeing "10 Items or Less" because every item-restricted lane in the country is labeled that way, grammatically correct or not. I also don't generally say 'whom' in conversation, although I do admit I will occasionally.
Instead of the monthly "Chicago Style Workout" quiz, they decided to do something fun for the New Year. So where do you fall on the Grammar-Stickler Scale? I'm a big ol' eight. As inflexible as a steel rod.
http://cmosshoptalk.com/2018/12/20/where-are-you-on-our-grammar-stickler-sliding-scale/?fbclid=IwAR15RB2brDalmXmACF4SfQrr12mrVKvRH0U7oibPJsthHdI4RiEVtbZTaOs
Interesting comparison, but I've never thought of it that way. For me, the process is different for each story. Sometimes the story idea or theme comes to me first and I create characters to fit it, and other times I create a character and the story writes itself based around that character.