Does it bother anyone . . . ?

When proper grammar is optional? Why is it optional? Is proper grammar a thing of the past? Have we reached the point, as a society, where "you knew what I meant" is actually accepted and, in some instances encouraged?

This morning, I was asked by a certain manager of mine: "did you every get this finished?"

For your reading pleasure, I submit my thought process regarding this question.

Upon my first perusal of the question, I was struck by the use of the word "every." "Every" changes the dynamic of the sentence. What was the interrogator trying to extract. What "every" could he be referring to? Could he have left "body" off of "everybody?" Could it have been "one" - such as "everyone." In fact, if the "every" could have something left off, perhaps something else has snuck in, like the "you" or, the "t" in this . . . Maybe the original sentence was intended to be "did everyone get his finished," as in, a group was working on a particular (male) individual's project, and a status was required. Or, maybe, the "y" jumped in randomly, as it is often wont to do . . . hiding out above the "h," like you've never tapped it inadvertantly . . . and maybe the sentence should be, "did you ever get this finished" and . . . there, that's what makes it art, is the "ever" . . . Whatever would I do with "did you get this finished?", as this leaves much more room for escaping the binary answer of "yes" or "no."

Of course - maybe I should just not worry about the typos :-)