Originally posted by HandyAndyYou don't think they're related? Illiteracy can occur even in literate families as a result of opportunity - no local schools, inadequately-staffed schools, long childhood illnesses. It can often be remedied once observed, provided that the family understands the importance of literacy.
The topic seems to have turned to illiteracy, not just poor grammar.
Originally posted by KewpieI didn't say they weren't related. Illiteracy is more serious, of course, though poor grammar may be harder to cure.
You don't think they're related? Illiteracy can occur even in literate families as a result of opportunity - no local schools, inadequately-staffed schools, long childhood illnesses. It can often be remedied once observed, provided that the family understands the importance of literacy.
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Originally posted by SahuaroA lot is 2 words. Tell them to google it 😉
Yeah. I love it when parents argue with me and claim that alot is one word and I'm wrong in teaching their children to write a lot.
Don't get me started on mines instead of mine, I won him instead of I beat him, and Valentimes.
My wife has this movie "A lot like love." http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0391304/
I never really looked at the word Valentine and called it Valentimes and NO ONE ever corrected me 😠I probably didn't realize to high school or even after.
There's an Australian author - Jon Cleary - who's written a large number of fiction novels in perfect English, except that he always uses "would of" for "would have" wherever it's being spoken. OK, maybe Aussies pronounce it would've rather than would have, but we don't say would of unless we're ignorant. I enjoy his books but that "would of" always grates.
Originally posted by KewpieReally?
There's an Australian author - Jon Cleary - who's written a large number of fiction novels in perfect English, except that he always uses "would of" for "would have" wherever it's being spoken. OK, maybe Aussies pronounce it would've rather than would have, but we don't say would of unless we're ignorant. I enjoy his books but that "would of" always grates.
Say "would've" ten times real fast. How many times did it sound like you said "would of"? This is the basis for bad spelling, people start spelling things the way they sound.
But "me" vs. "I"? That's just ignorance.
Originally posted by mikelomThis is minor, though, because you only really get this in the written word. Yes, it still grates when I see it, though, just like "would of" for "would've". Seems like good editors are getting harder to find.
I have to interject, and say the worst common misuse nowadays is 'then' in place of 'than'... which seems to be, allegedly (or is that alledgly in some parts?), becoming accepted. It is awful use of language, and makes me fume. It's worse then sacrilege. 😀
-m.
