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Originally Posted by pacerier
I mean that's what I'm asking about. Is "効け" considered grammatically correct even though it's a seldom used word, or is it considered a grammatically incorrect usage?
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My answer hinges on your answer to this question: Is "I am able to be able to do something" grammatically correct English?
Personally, I'd say it's a grammatically correct statement (as in, it follows all rules of syntax) that means nothing and so therefore ought not ever be said.
It's worth noting that "grammatically correct" should really be rephrased as "syntactically correct" in all our posts in this thread. Syntax is concerned with rules of sentence formation. Grammar encompasses syntax plus other topics like phonology. So mispronouncing a word might be termed "grammatically incorrect" from a strictly literal use of "grammatically correct." You mean "syntactically correct" in your questions and I mean it in my answers.