Is there such thing as over-precision?

If there is, this is it:


The only way I can possibly imagine trying to answer such a complex question as ‘what makes a good journalist?’ is through a 150 word email to my precision English tutor. The answer is simple enough: precise English - and only precise English - can make you a good journalist. Creative writing skills, the drive to succeed and a passion for the occupation are entirely worthless! As a journalist, you can only prevail with perfect grammar and spelling. Any minute detail that is incorrect in any article will lead to certain failure and you will lose your job! Not only this, but other journalists will call you horrible names, such as ‘bad journalist’ and ‘poor journalist’, which, I’m sure you will agree, is not good for a person’s self esteem. Finally, a journalist must have extremely precise English, as if they do not, then they shall not become, as is their desire, a journalist.