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The common misuse of "your" for "you're" is a big pet peeve of mine. I cringe a lot but I try never to say anything about it. I genuinely want to help people understand that there is a difference between the two and that each has its place. At first, I thought that they would appreciate being informed their use of "your" was incorrect. I have since learned that it is usually just laziness because your is easier to type than you're. It makes me a little sad...
I have noticed this with my teenage boys and texting. They will do things like use the letter o to replace the number 0, it drives my husband nuts (he always feels compelled to point out spelling mistakes) I have to be on my toes at my house, one text may be just short of needing a translator and the other brings flash backs of an ADHD child trying to pay attention during the grammar lesson
Not sure I agree that it is just a quicker way (and hoping you knew my spelling was a continuation of my joking). I have seen that the majority of people here are actually pretty good. I read a post yesterday elsewhere that was nearly illegible, a free flowing stream of thought with half the words spelled wrong.
Having come from game/chat rooms in Yahoo and Pogo, I've noticed the sad thing is our poor education system or disinterest by parents. How people can get past the 7th grade and still not know the basics is appalling. My pet peeve is "to" instead of "too".
But having said all that, I understand sometimes we are typing fast and mistakes are made, lord knows I've had my share. And we aren't writing papers for an English Lit. class, so in the long run it doesn't really matter as long as your meaning is clear.
I would say that technology has changed the face of the school room. While it is true that the same things are not as much of a priority as when I went to school, my kids are learning stuff that we never even touched on. I feel like such an idiot when they need help with home work. Even my husband (the smart one) is unable to help at times. They started algebra in the 6th grade, we never had it until high school.
I love to read, some of my favorites are classics from the Jane Austen era. I get a kick of how many words they use to tell the story. It seems as time moves forward our communications use less and less words, now we are in the age of LOL, IMO and OMG. It's like we don't even need words any more. Technology dumbs us up.
Sorry, I talk to much also
Starsong, while your ironic improper use of "your" prompted my response I knew it was purposeful. And yea, for the most part, this forum isn't too bad and this subforum is a step up from even that.
Usually, the only barrier I encounter to reading someone's post, from a grammar perspective, is the "Wall of Text". I will look at it, blink a few times and scroll on down the page.
Usually, the only barrier I encounter to reading someone's post, from a grammar perspective, is the "Wall of Text". I will look at it, blink a few times and scroll on down the page.
I don't mind not waking up with a prodigy between my legs, just so long as, god help me, I never wake up with THE prodigy between my legs!
I tend to catch typos and grammatical mistakes to a fault. I can barely read our local newspaper because the mistakes just get in the way and the words don't make it to that happy place inside where I hear my thoughts. But years ago on another forum I saw a "mistake" that made it through my filter and flowed perfectly with my internal audio.
Ya'll've no idea what I'm talking about do you? Ya'll'd know exactly what I mean if your internal voice had a bit of a southern twang.
Double contractions - WINNING!
Yes I could have made other double, or even triple contractions, but they'd've been grammatically incorrect and would not make it through the firewall protecting my inner audio. Because double contractions are wrong. But "ya'll" isn't a contraction, it is it's own word and therefore eligible to be, uh contractionified.
Ya'll'd've been more careful about reading this if you knew just reading my words can actually make you dumber!
I tend to catch typos and grammatical mistakes to a fault. I can barely read our local newspaper because the mistakes just get in the way and the words don't make it to that happy place inside where I hear my thoughts. But years ago on another forum I saw a "mistake" that made it through my filter and flowed perfectly with my internal audio.
Ya'll've no idea what I'm talking about do you? Ya'll'd know exactly what I mean if your internal voice had a bit of a southern twang.
Double contractions - WINNING!
Yes I could have made other double, or even triple contractions, but they'd've been grammatically incorrect and would not make it through the firewall protecting my inner audio. Because double contractions are wrong. But "ya'll" isn't a contraction, it is it's own word and therefore eligible to be, uh contractionified.
Ya'll'd've been more careful about reading this if you knew just reading my words can actually make you dumber!
I'm actually glad to hear that. The rest of the developed world has progressed much faster in education than we have. Asian students are learning algebra when they're 7-8 years old, and are typically fluently bi-lingual (usually English) by their teens. European education out-paces our rates. Education is far too low a priority in this country, IMO.
I read your entire post without stumbling over those double contractions at all, but then I was married to a woman from Tennessee. And "y'all" is typically recognized as a contraction of "you" and "all".
I think the primary issues with education in the US is the lack of enforcement of high standards, the idea that participation, not performance should be rewarded and the notion of entitlement. In a lot of Europe, higher education, I include high school here, must be earned. They hold you accountable for your education and if you don't care then you're on your own. Its harsh but necessary.
It is amazing to me that despite these things we are the most innovative country on the planet.
It is amazing to me that despite these things we are the most innovative country on the planet.
That could be because that rote learning and memorization does not necessarily produce smarter people. Knowing the information and being able to apply it are two different things. Kids will grow up to be more creative and innovative when they are allowed fee play and time to develop imagination. Some things just cant be mass produced
I agree about the lack of high standards. My boys do very well in school, partly because they are expected to.
The public schools are successful. One just needs to look at what they are actually teaching(hint: it is not academics). They are into social engineering and with this they are fairly successful.
I blame the texting, the twiting, the facebooking and everything else that has people using short hand. I am a victim myself u c.
Yes, in another 50 years the written language as we know (or knew) it will be gone.
See we were just wasting our time in English class, it really doesn't matter that I cant spell!
I'm ok with that, was never good at cursive.
In my line of work I often have to follow written health care instructions, this is difficult at times when it is written in cursive because everyone always adds their own style to and so changes it, sometimes making it hard to read. When your giving health care instructions it should always be done in a way that doesn't leave room for error because of your writing style.
I agree but it made me think: What about all the documents in history written in cursive on display at museums and such... In 60 years no one will be able to read them lol
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