I agree with Rlwainwright, it is laid at the feet of our education systems. I hear kids trying to articulate the English language and it is sad as well as revealing. These kids today have little chance if their errors are not corrected. To quote Jaime Escalante (the teacher in Stand and Deliver) "it's not that they are stupid, they just don't know anything". Our education system along with many other areas of public supported agencies lack "acountability", and there begins the path of deterioration. The other "tool" of this demise of grammer, is the shortcuts kids are taught with texting, and as menioned above, keyboards in lieu of pen and paper. But, get used to it, I think this is as good as it will ever be from here forward. We are a dying generation of people that will ever know the difference.
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Has anyone else noticed the erosion of literacy in today's magazines?
Two recent examples:
1. The January Sound&Vision is reviewing a new $8000 integrated from Yamaha.
The first sentence asks: "Are you drooling over those massive UV meters?"
(Don't they mean VU meters?)
2. Another review (can't remember the source) describes some speakers as
"immanently listenable". I think they meant "eminently listenable".
Cowabunga!
Two recent examples:
1. The January Sound&Vision is reviewing a new $8000 integrated from Yamaha.
The first sentence asks: "Are you drooling over those massive UV meters?"
(Don't they mean VU meters?)
2. Another review (can't remember the source) describes some speakers as
"immanently listenable". I think they meant "eminently listenable".
Cowabunga!
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I was going go into rant about where this post is going but it will do NO good. Ok,just a bitty rant. Companies have a responsibility to make sure all is correct. But to bring every day people into this is irresponsible and just mean. School BULLY comes to mind. I know I spelled Okay wrong,BTW. Sorry BY THE WAY. |
Geoffkait Theo knows something we dont? Last I heard they were in the black. |
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