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It's a social-media thing. A lot harder to correct on mobile device keyboards. Laziness. Use of short-cuts, abbreviations, acronyms, emojis etc...
I am not sure how good 'the English' that is taught these days is. Not much effort goes into punctuation or grammar it seems.
I am not sure how good 'the English' that is taught these days is. Not much effort goes into punctuation or grammar it seems.
PhoenixPhail · M
They probably don't know it's incorrect.
@curiosi Hmm. I know what you mean. The non-English speakers are easy to recognise by the types of mistakes they make.
But there are plenty of Americans, especially the younger ones, who type things in and don't seem to realise how nonsensical their posts are if one took the meaning literally.
But there are plenty of Americans, especially the younger ones, who type things in and don't seem to realise how nonsensical their posts are if one took the meaning literally.
ozgirl512 · 26-30, F
English is never static, between portmanteau words and a constantly evolving argot, you may as well try to hold back the tides ;)
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@ozgirl512 Thanks - it was a therapeutic leg-pull.
So, are you suggesting that mobile phones encourage a telegraphic way of writing, and that because of the scroll function people often can't see their errors?
Do you think some of us might have become too reliant on spell-checkers and Grammarly?
I have heard lecturers at unis berating the standards of English of school levers. Their general view is that the standards of teaching English have been seriously falling for the last 30 years.
So, are you suggesting that mobile phones encourage a telegraphic way of writing, and that because of the scroll function people often can't see their errors?
Do you think some of us might have become too reliant on spell-checkers and Grammarly?
I have heard lecturers at unis berating the standards of English of school levers. Their general view is that the standards of teaching English have been seriously falling for the last 30 years.
ozgirl512 · 26-30, F
@hartfire with the first paragraph, I agree to all....I once watched a doco on how the English language evolved... And how the available medium helped it evolve, for example in around the Roman era, straight lines carved in stone was easier than curves... Apply this to a small keyboard on a phone and it's natural for abbreviations to enter the mainstream more
Elevatorpitches · F
Maybe its like spitting in someone's face. We no longer have spitoons but we do have the internet.
astrosandorbits · 26-30, M
My fear is that they actually don't realize that they made any mistakes.
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SimplyLogicalDiscipline · 36-40, F
Because they don't have a good teacher.
smileylovesgaming · 31-35, F
Because it is America of the free.
@smileylovesgaming Does that mean you think most Americans would think, "I demand the right of free speech even if my speech is incomprehensible, because it's irrelevant whether others understand"?
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BlueRain · F
Mostly foreigners
BigImo · 22-25, F
Cos we ain't no nerds 😎 ✌️ 💯
GERRI · 51-55, F
B-cuz
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Azlotto · M
It doesn't bother me. If I get the gist of it, I'm good to go.
TheLordOfHell · 41-45
You must have been a teacher