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HELP!
I am from Australia originally and know that I must get my kids out of the south now they are saying "I slept good" and "I ate up good," and "I want dat."
posted by
SouthernPeach
on January 25, 2008 at 6:21 AM
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Krisles......
You done good!!!!
posted by
Corbin_Dallas
on January 22, 2008 at 1:54 PM
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Krisles...
I fear the sloppiness evident in the launguage reflects a general malaise toward rules of all kinds. How many McDonald's servers count change correctly when they give it to you? They are lucky to be able to take the number the computer gives them and find that in the change drawer. People also drive as if there were very few rules, or at least any that apply to them. Bottom line: what would happen to our self-esteem if teachers forced us to do schoolwork correctly?
posted by
food4thought
on January 19, 2008 at 10:22 PM
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The Slaughter of a Language
Though English is my second language, I totally agree with you. In my own language the very same thing is happening. But partly I blame the school, because our children is not educated to read and write properly anymore!
posted by
Oosthuizen
on January 19, 2008 at 2:31 AM
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Par excellence! Good for you to stick up for proper speech and use of grammar. sam
posted by
sam444
on January 18, 2008 at 6:58 AM
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Ah, my dear...
You hit upon something that tears at my very being. It drives me completely batty -- especially when I hear it in communications oriented businesses -- like the newspaper!
Yikes! I am becoming my father!
posted by
strat
on January 18, 2008 at 5:55 AM
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Mis-education is rampant! Just enough to count your wages!!!
posted by
Soul_Builder101
on January 17, 2008 at 9:02 PM
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Krisles
The problem is endemic, in this country as well. There also appears to be an ideological component to this, at least in the minds of some people. A couple of years ago I made some casual comments about a poorly written article, and someone declared that to insist on flawless English was 'elitist'...
posted by
Nautikos
on January 17, 2008 at 7:55 PM
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KRISLESS
An excellent post! I agree whole hearted with you. I am not the sharpest tack in the box and yet I notice when someone has bad grammar etc. and I too am appalled. Writing here on the blog is helping me polish up, by seeing my words on the screen. Anyway, thanks for sharing such a wonderful and timely post
posted by
SEEDLINGS
on January 17, 2008 at 7:39 PM
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