Does it bother you when people use "your" instead of "you're", "then" instead of "than" and other similar errors? It has become increasingly annoying and I am worried for today's school children. What are they being taught?
2006-09-14 09:11:53 · 16 answers · asked by Meg...Out of Hybernation 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
More than you will ever know, m'lady.
Yes, they are being taught; no, they are not PAYING ATTENTION!!
Actually, without printing there would still be the three -- there (a place), they're (contraction for 'they are') and their (possessive). If you think there was only one, then, again, you aren't PAYING ATTENTION!!
2006-09-14 09:20:04 · answer #1 · answered by Lonnie P 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am a teacher, so I know grammar is being taught. Here's some other bothersome errors:
their /there/they're
who's/whose
aren't/ain't
I am always correcting these mistakes in my students writing. The difference is when I was a kid, my mom & dad corrected my grammar as well. They taught me to answer the phone, "Yes, this is she." instead of "Yes, this is her." They also didn't let me get away with saying "yeah" for yes. I believe this is missing in the homes of many students because their parents are not native speakers and because children hear so much slang and jargon masquerading themselves as standard language.
I teach my students all the time, it's o.k. to use slang on the playground and with your friends, but you have to become skilled at using standardized language and knowing when to use it.
My job is cut out for me but I love it!
2006-09-14 10:20:00 · answer #2 · answered by Missy A 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh yes, it bothers me a lot - not so much that poeple are using bad grammar, but that nobody is correcting them on it. I had this one teacher when I was in the 6th grade who was from South Africa. She had terrible grammar and couldn't spell very well, though she had been living in America for about half of her life (she was around 30, perhaps). She would write things on the board such as "personnel essay due Thurs" and "finish youre math hmwk". The abbreviations didn't bother me at all - it was the fact that it was SHE who was supposed to be teaching us the English subjects, and meanwhile she could hardly spell!
2006-09-14 12:47:09 · answer #3 · answered by trixxie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
Todays school children are being taught well but, there is not enough emphasis on spellings and grammar. A few websites and microsoft applications are able to correct these errors e.g Microsoft Word
2006-09-14 09:59:03 · answer #4 · answered by Samuel O 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No ! they are able to be stressful or stressful yet basically see you later as i'm getting the gist of what somebody is attempting to declare then i'm H A P P Y ! understanding what somebody relatively skill whilst they are attempting to talk with me is what it is all approximately !
2016-11-07 08:07:47 · answer #5 · answered by pachter 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If we were bothered by bad grammar (and bad spelling, for that matter), we certainly wouldn't be hanging out in Yahoo Answers! (wink)
2006-09-14 17:00:58 · answer #6 · answered by JEFFREY K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most people only read the first few letter of a word and "know" what the word is. No it doesn't bother me if i can still read it and it flows.
2006-09-14 09:20:49 · answer #7 · answered by little fairy lady 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My mother was an English teacher.
I was lucky.
However, it grinds my gears when people constantly and consistantly say, "You're." As in, "Come get you're clothes."
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2006-09-14 09:19:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
actually yes, it bothers me a lot. i'm not a native english speaker, but the same thing happens in my language as well... and i hate it...
2006-09-14 09:16:25 · answer #9 · answered by Tzookie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're being taught that hooked on phonics is ok!
2006-09-14 09:13:38 · answer #10 · answered by chunkydunk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋