Why does it seem that so many people today are not at all embarassed by their bad grammar?

Question

Should concern for proper grammar and correct spelling be as important as it used to be?
Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.

Answer 1

me am not to be undersatnd youre qestion. what am yuo prolbem with spelllling and gramar?

Answer 2

I think there are a lot of reasons for the poor grammar, punctuation, spelling, etc. you see on this site. Many people are not native speakers. Many kids prefer to use the text messaging lingo that helps them feel superior to their literate elders. And they don't appreciate the fact that they need to understand and use proper grammar in the work place. But there are also a lot of people here who are ignorant, lazy, and stupid.

I don't think people are embarrassed here because the Internet is anonymous. And because there are so few people who can actually identify poor grammar.

Answer 3

I think people of today are in such a hurry and everything is done for them through computers. Now we have spell check so you can get by that way. Some of the bad grammar is also picked up by many from watching TV. People of today are not embarrassed because they are taught that they are the most important person in the world. I see you spelled embarrassed with one "R". Now why didn't you use the spell check. Are you embarrassed? NO!
CHUCK
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Answer 4

Lynn, having been around my kids in school, both of whom were excellent students, it never ceased to amaze me how poor their spelling and grammar were. So many schools still subscribe to the "Whole Language" teachings that cause so many problems, because basically, anything goes. If they are close in spelling or usage, fine, it gets passed on. Plus, many of their parents were in the same boat, so they can't help. I know when I was a kid, we had the alphabet and writing and basic reading skills. Then more advanced until we did sentence diagrams in junior high to show we knew how it all worked. Of course, now my spelling and grammar suck, but I blame middle age for that.

Answer 5

I don't think that anybody cares about it anymore. I blame TV for the bad grammar. If you listen to almost any show, especially the local news you will hear many things that are not grammatically correct. Now as for spelling, I blame email and text messaging and acceptable abbreviations in both.

Answer 6

In speech, no. In writing, yes. Grammar and spelling aren't really important in speech (the latter one for obvious reasons) because meaning is much more easily established by the context of the conversation. But since we don't write as much as we used to because of the telephone, written grammar and spelling have fallen by the wayside. One would think e-mail would revive its importance, but I don't know anyone who's enough of an asshole to correct their friends' emails.

Answer 7

I agree with you Lynn. I dont know why they dont pay more attention to that. If you think about it, the way a person speaks or writes is a reflection on the way they are. If they dont care about themselves, it will show in the way they write. Especially with so many spell check devices out there. I know the language barrier exists, but these errors in writing are from people who know English and should know better.

Answer 8

It all started with colloquialism being readily accepted in speech. With the Internet taking over that got translated into incorrect syntax in written work too.

Sometimes, at least on this site though, the bad English is due to the questioner not being very familiar with the rules of the language.

Answer 9

bad gramer is da kool thing ta do

didnt u git the memo!

Answer 10

yea, why are there so many grammatical mistakes?! writing is not the same as speaking.