2006-11-25 11:11:44 · 18 answers · asked by moe h 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
You'll find it's mostly Americans who can't spell. Our educational system has gone down the crapper. As far as that goes our society as a whole is quickly turning into mush. It's a scary thought that these people will someday be running our country. Both the parents and the teachers simply don't care enough to make sure our kids learn how to do anything. I think the spelling talents are just the tip of the iceberg. It's just the most obvious.
The parents don't care. So the kids don't care. They say things like, "why do I need to know how to spell?" "You knew what I meant!". "It's never bothered me, why should it bother you?". It's not only pitiful but it's sad. America, the land of the free blithering idiots.
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2006-11-25 11:27:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's definitely going down. Lots of suspects, and more than one probably apply.
Poor education or change in educational methods emphasising ideas rather than the ability to communicate them with precision.
More people encountered on-line who do not have English as a first language (though many of these are horrified at the mangling of the language by native English speakers!)
Overconfidence in spell-checkers, which do not generally correct punctuation and which consider loose and lose, collage and college, good words irrespective of context.
Sheer laziness.
Significantly bad spelling and grammar is the equivalent of verbal mumbling or slurred speech. Some, perhaps, really can't help it. In others it is simply bad manners.
"I am not a grammar Nazi, I am a grammar Rommel. I did not start the war but I will fight on the side of the forces of grammar. If, however, they become too tyrannical I may turn on them."
2006-11-25 19:33:33 · answer #2 · answered by Pedestal 42 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I believe spelling, sentence structure, grammar and punctuation have always been a problem for a lot of people; unfortunately those people now have access to a computer and an Internet connection, where the also display poor typing skills.
2006-11-25 19:24:04 · answer #3 · answered by Gregnir 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
AutoCorrect in many computer applications eliminates the need for people to correct their mistakes in word processing. Also, at least at my school, points can't be taken off for spelling errors.
2006-11-25 19:19:48 · answer #4 · answered by MrPotatoHead 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What happened is our parents got in too much of a hurry catching-up with the Joneses to interest our kids in reading.
And our schools got overburdened with students (Joneses) and under-funded. Failed education experiments compounded the problem, too.
2006-11-25 19:25:03 · answer #5 · answered by Beejee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well
the internet came
and came along chatspeak
and then there are some people just too lazy to finish typing
the rest of the word
2006-11-25 19:20:12 · answer #6 · answered by *CoNfUSiNg* 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gone with the wind.
2006-11-25 19:18:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Texting in; phonics out. I'm just be happy that they will have to live with them. I'll be dead when it gets really bad.
-MM
2006-11-25 21:39:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe that it has any thing to do with their ability. I believe that it is laziness.
2006-11-25 19:21:17 · answer #9 · answered by mystic4624 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
why should we have to know how to spell when there is always spell check for almost everything from word to e-mail to this.
2006-11-25 19:15:25 · answer #10 · answered by LesHug 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋