Would of instead of Would've (would have)

With my daughters:
- They say "I feel..." when they mean "I think..." It really makes an argument weaker.
- The unbelievably over usage of "like"

When they start with the "likes" I begin to count them aloud!

Worst is "break peddle."

But yes, the state of not only spelling but grammar here is abysmal, though only about 20-30% of posters are felonious assaulters of English. Interesting that so many Europeans, who one presumes have English as a second language, do better than a lot of locals.

As Miss Teen South Carolina so eloquently stated:

"I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because, uh, some . . . people out there in our nation don't have maps and, uh, I believe that our, uh, education like such as in South Africa and, uh, the Iraq, everywhere like such as, and, I believe that they should, our education over HERE in the U.S. should help the U.S., uh, or, uh, should help South Africa and should help the Iraq and the Asian countries, so we will be able to build up our future, for our children".

"let me aks (or is it ax) you a question............................."

I aint gots no id watt yous or yours moms fina be sayin bout.

I'm not the best when it comes to grammar but I at least try and it seems as if most here do the same. A few of the other sites I visit often have posts like that above; those will drive you crazy.

I am on a couple other non-Porsche auto forums... just unbelievable.

A lot of the kids are now texting questions and answers. The above is often what you get.

One, 300 word 'paragraph'... no caps, no periods, no punctuation at all. Arrrrgh.




(I still go nuts when someone on here is looking for Fuchses with crome Pedals.)

urine ge-cracken me uppem!



says it all!

seriously, the past participle is already dead....
Listen carefully and you will hear people say "should have went" instead of "should have gone"

Also it has come to my attention that many folks in Kansas don't know what the word "hence" means.... They hear "hints", as in "hints" why they look stupid in written communication.

Oh well, it's just "part of the course".. or par for the course, ....whatever. I pretty much give up.... I may be requiring Brittany's services though, thanks for the post! ;)

I think it is more around the 95% range... Some of my college profs say it too.

in college, i was on a judicial review board that met bi-weekly. there was this gigantic, sloth, corn-fed, purdue-heifer of a girl who was one of my fellow board members and she used to drive me bonkers. every meeting, she would use the term "president," when she really meant to say "precedent."

finally, at one of the meetings, i snapped. i stopped her mid-sentence and told her the word was "precedent.....not president....precedent." the other board members giggled and one of the guys said "man, finally some had the guts to say something."

drove me up the wall.

also, my ex-gf (and this is one of the reasons she's an ex) had a fundamental problem with to/too usage. also, when writing, things would "peak her interest" instead of "pique her interest."

perhaps i should be less critical.

(and before you mention my capitalization (or lack thereof) it's been covered in previous threads.....)

What many don't realize is that language is mutable. If Willy the Shake was alive and writing today, who knows how he'd express himself? Yo! Juliet! Git yo sweet ass out on da balcony!

Why? Being critical helps people to learn, sometimes when they would rather not.

I dumped one once because of the fundamental problem of her always saying Don't!/Stop! no matter how hard I tried to get her to say Don't stop!

YEAH BUT STILL!!!

I know, late in the thread but it was a slow night and I had actually predicted to myself what this thread would be about and refused to click on it.

If by "education system" you mean parents, teachers, schools, and society, I agree. In a society that reveres ignorance (just listen to the lyrics of some popular songs, especially country songs) and parents who don't give a rip, blaming it all on teachers and schools isn't going to help. The information on correct usage is there and presented to them in school. The kids care and don't learn it.

I just say "I don't give a shlt" no grammar issues there.

I worked for a French Canadian company for 30+ years, there were times in meetings and reading correspondence when I just wanted to crawl under a rock or laugh my arse off. The grammar police couldn't keep up with the stuff. Between grammar and pronunciation, it was hilarious.

Oh, and they weren't very good tippers either.

What about "pitchers" instead of "pictures", using "learn" instead of "teach" as in I'll learn you how to do that.

Here in the Adirondack mountains of upstate NY, we (got) have.......

goin acrost the crick as opposed to crossing the creek. It can be applied to a road as well, as in going acrost the road.

Some of that is just local accent. In Alabama you will hear "I carried her to the store" instead of "I took her to the store."

+1 - I have kids in school and this type of detail is taught properly. I do not see a problem with the teachers or the school.

G