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06.02.20, 15:53 PM General Topics
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I live in a middle class to upper middle class Connecticut suburb and am stunned at how few people care/know proper grammar or how to spell. I'm a complete pedantic word nerd and know what a freak that makes me, so I can only share here. Thanks for listening. [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 06.02.20, 03:53 PM Flag
 

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We see it here everyday. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.02.20, 04:48 PM Flag
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Doctors, Attorneys , and people in Finance tend to be poor spellers. That is what admin assistants with English degrees are for ;) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.02.20, 05:33 PM Flag
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And are these the same people who claim to value education? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.02.20, 06:39 PM Flag
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Our world is going to hell in so many ways, perhaps the least of which is grammatical correctness and spelling. Nobody cares, sadly. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.02.20, 06:51 PM Flag
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If you remove "/know" from your sentence, it would read "...how few people care proper grammar..." This is obviously incorrect phrasing. Signed, parallel construction nerd. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.02.20, 06:58 PM Flag
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+1. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.02.20, 07:12 PM Flag
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I'm a grammar nerd too, although I've pretty much given up online. But years ago, I was in charge of organizing a protest to our school board, and collected a bunch of emails from other people in the community that I would review and summarize. Lots of professionals and educators. The grammar, spelling, and lack of ability to write a coherent paragraph--much less structure a multi-paragraph argument--was just appalling. I was truly shocked. These were allegedly well-educated people. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.02.20, 07:18 PM Flag
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I am often shocked at how few seemingly smart people can do basic mental math, like quickly calculate a tip. I think you are a math person or a verbal/English person. It is rare to be both. - Signed Math Person [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.02.20, 07:52 PM Flag
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- *can't do basic mental math [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.02.20, 07:52 PM Flag
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