2006-07-17 02:52:41 · 10 answers · asked by Emrys . 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
As someone from the USA who went through the school system when proper English was still taught, there are those of us who still use adverbs. I have no problem at all with those who "personalize" their English as long as they know the proper way to speak. It's to their detriment to not know how to correctly form sentences and express thoughts.
2006-07-17 03:15:15 · answer #1 · answered by clarity 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've had a whole bloody communications class on this... The reason is because Americans, and I'm going to be one in a few years, have been living here for 7 years, do not know proper grammar. They believe that the incorrect manner of speech everyone practices is the correct way to pronounciate and use words. They never bother checking dictionaries or such. Thus, words, sentences, and sentence structures are damaged, the damage taken as normal, and then the problem never gets fixed.
And I'm not talking about IM-ing here.
2006-07-17 03:49:42 · answer #2 · answered by mommy_mommy_crappypants 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
American english suffers at the hands of its speakers. The idea that language should not be proscribed is at the root of urban slang, and especially ebonics. Apparently we have become so politically correct that we are expected to feign interest instead of pointing out that the speaker sounds like an uneducated fool.
2006-07-17 03:00:12 · answer #3 · answered by dr schmitty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We use adverbs--and all the other parts of speech--just not always correctly. It has been my experience that people often use an adverb when they should use an adjective. For instance, people often say that they feel "badly" about something. That is incorrect. "I feel bad" means that I am sick or sad about something. "I feel badly" means that my nerve endings are not working properly and I can't feel what I touch.
2006-07-17 19:47:39 · answer #4 · answered by Teacherwoman9 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm in the US, born and raised, and I would say "think differently" as that is the correct grammar. Maybe the person/people you know from US is/are just uneducated?
2006-07-17 02:57:13 · answer #5 · answered by Vixen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because grammar is not highly emphasized in our school systems--personal creativity is (without building the grammatical foundations first). And because elocution is not taught in schools, there is no forum for practicing proper English.
2006-07-17 03:07:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ignorance of one's own grammar isn't just an American problem. I have heard plenty of Europeans butcher their own language, as well.
If you're taught proper grammar and spelling, it's abhorrent to see what IM-speak and text messaging have done to our language. As a prescriptivist, to me it's akin to hearing fingernails run down a blackboard.
2006-07-17 03:49:23 · answer #7 · answered by pynkbyrd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We do use adverbs; not all adverbs end in "ly."
I am an American writer, and many writers believe too many "ly" adverbs weaken their text. We use them sparingly.
2006-07-17 03:09:10 · answer #8 · answered by Lady J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ahhh...good observation...!!!
2006-07-17 02:56:40 · answer #9 · answered by aamina 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dunno mate lol
2006-07-17 03:06:11 · answer #10 · answered by litch 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋