Why do people lack pronunciation/grammer skills in English?

Question

I'm not talking about English-as-a-second-language. I find it troubling that English is becoming a complete impediment to understand.

Answer 1

indifference

I am a teacher, and I've heard teachers do the same thing. Yes! It is disturbing.

Answer 2

Well, Mr. Pot, before you start calling Kettles black, you better check your own status. That second sentence "Engish is becoming a complete impediment to understand' is definitely NOT good grammar!
And grammar is not spelled grammer, either.
Pronounciation is a strange thing. Although television is creating a more universal brand of English, there are still regional differences, and dialects, and what is perfectly normal and proper in one part of the country may be scarcely understood in another. As to grammar skills -- they are still taught in schools, but are not learned too well. That's not something teachers can do much about. If you teach someone how to do something properly and they don't see any particular reason to do so, you can not force them. It's a shame, because many young (and not so young!) people have just about put themselves out of the job market because of their poor English and grammar, both written and oral.

Answer 3

I very much agree. I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed, but the little things about missed spelling and grammar of others really sets me off!

Why can't people find time to at least hit the shift key when they use "I"? Simple as that.

It's just making me upset because I love this site, and others just act like we are on their stupidity level.

I'm sure other languages have the same problem. I wish we could fix it all.

Again, I wish everyone would use proper grammar and basically regular talk.

I am so glad you asked this question, I needed to vent!

Answer 4

I blame general laziness, the internet and text messaging. The shortened, incorrect version of words have become more accepted than the correct word -- "thru," "hi" for "high" and the like.

I also blame the education system for misplacing the emphasis on the boring, awful details of the English language. Students throw the baby out with the bathwater and ignore the whole lesson.

Answer 5

Yes, I quite agree. I am so sick of hearing people say "I seen this movie the other day." Just typing it makes me want to twitch. (I have OCD when it comes to grammar) Anyway, I would say it's cause because of laziness in people when they are talking, and laziness in the education systems. I changed school districts when I went into the 9th grade, and my new school district did not ever even teach grammar! I was stunned! Because of this, the 12th graders were writing at a 9th grade level and scoring very low on the english part of their ACTs, therefore getting lower scores overall on the ACT. It's just really sad at how ignorant America is becoming. It's one of the reasons I want to move to Europe-so my kids actually get a good education (when I have them!)

Answer 6

Because there are so many rules and we all know that, reading it may be a little hard, just because spelling doesn't follow sound good. There are so many things that sound alike and some that are just weird. Then a lot are spelled the same and mean different things, then some sound EXACTLY the same, but are spelled differently. I caught on to it easy, but that may not be case for someone else.

Answer 7

I also contribute the lack of grammar and spelling to the internet. So many people use chat slang and lingo anymore that they don't learn proper English.

Answer 8

Is English your first language? Kelsey's last name is spelled "grammer", but in your question, it should be spelled, "grammar". Are those the kinds of skills you're asking about???

Answer 9

Well - first off - stupidity is the first and foremost issue here. There is no requirement in school that people learn how to speak properly. Then you have ethnic groups that make up their own slang. It becomes OK to speak a certain way. I speak differently to my clients then I would, say, to my close friends.

Answer 10

As the English say, it depends where you are from. Accents, spelling and grammar all vary depending on where you are from in the world. It's perfectly normal for a Canadian to say 'EH?' at the end of a sentence whilst Australians put 'But' at the end. Dunno why but as long as you understand the main part of it that's all that matters. After all it's communication.

Answer 11

Out of complete ignorance and laziness. Slang is taking over the" linguo bro"!!