Nirth: "off his horse", is that even grammatically correct? I would say "get off his horse".
Anyway, context is always needed and the reason people are against grammar is because they don't like rules that don't come naturally, that just means more work.
The reason people are against grammar is that it's bullshit. And that comes from somebody who makes his living because of those same rules.
A lot of the "rules" aren't rules at all. There's no reason why you can't split infinitives or dangle participles. Some constructs are used by damn near everybody despite being wrong for technical reasons.
And don't get me started with all the idiots that try and convince me that you can't use the word can't to express permission. Can't has been used in that fashion for centuries.
hedwards: Anybody who can't figure out which is the intended sentence is either a non-native speaker or isn't paying attention. Proper grammar doesn't help you out here, unless your reading the sentence. When spoken those sentences are still identical.
You're point there is completely off base. The reason that proper grammer is important is that it's more efficient for the person reading or listening. In most cases folks won't even notice the grammar problems.
Wishbone: Can't tell if trolling...
You have to admit that the OP deserves all the trolling that we can muster.