Why is proper grammar so out of style?

Question

Everyone today speaks with slang and made up words. It's as if they've made an actual attempt to un-do what the school systems have done. Why is it that only about 30 % of Americans speak fluent english?

Answer 1

Rebellion is conformity and conformity is rebellion. It is ridiculous, and I try to use proper grammar and spelling. I have a saying, that if you're going to take the high ground, you have to spell correctly. I have been called a biggot and been denied a right of passage. People are by default, lazy with grammar, and especially in the anonymous forum of the internet.

Answer 2

There were some good answers I thought for your question. I do believe that "hip-hop" plays a small role, but somebody else really hit a nerve when they described today's terrible grammar as a "lack of courtesy," and God knows genuine courtesy in America went the way of the 8-Track tape at least 25 years ago.

I think it reflects that our American English is changing, as well, as it always has. The next time you see an old 30's Hollywood movie, listen to the language they spoke and how they spoke it. Of course, people would laugh now-a-days if you spoke that way, but it sort of illustrates how far language has changed in 75 years.

What a lot of the manglers of the language of Shakespeare and Chaucer don't understand is that with every lazy post, misspelled word or fractured thought, they're leaving behind a PERMANENT RECORD of their disorganization, their lack of education and discipline despite both being readily available in our still great society, with the end result being that any thought they express is immediately questionable and unreliable, despite the fact they may actually be quite intelligent.

Answer 3

Young people have always wanted their own lingo to feel separated form the older generation. The difference is that when I was growing up, we had our lingo, but did learn proper grammar and English at school. I think between text messaging and spell-check [if they even bother] young people are losing basic language skills just like they lost basic math skills by using calculators in early grade school. I am all about technical progress, and enjoy many conveniences that we did not have when I was a child, but at what cost? My granddaughter was seven when I bought her horse. Before we even looked I bought her a technical book on breed characteristics, feeding and care of horses. She was seven and the book was above her grade level. Her task was to tell me what breed she wanted and why she thought that breed would best suit her. She also had to make a list of the things that she would be able to do for her horse. She got her horse. She also knows the difference of what she may do versus what she can do, something that stumps many high school students.

Answer 4

I'll recommend a movie for you to see. You will probably love it. "Idiocracy".
It answers the question your asking and quite a few more. Pretty terrible language in the movie but if that doesn't bother you then check it out. Its a comedy about a average guy who accidentally goes to the far future and finds that in the future he is the smartest man alive.

Answer 5

Language changes. Read Beowulf in the original and see if the change isn't a net improvement.

Answer 6

its because of the nation where hey belong... like Korea that speaks mandarin... its hard for them to speak English fluently because its not their language.. not like Americans that speaks English from the the very beginning of their lives...

am i ryt??
satisfied????

Answer 7

It is sad but what you have said is true.

Answer 8

hip hop.