Can't anyone write with decent grammar anymore?

[RueLi]

Okay, so I've just finished looking over some 20+ college level reports (from fellow classmates) to correct for grammar.
And, OH MY GOD, can't anyone write decently anymore?
I don't know how many times I had to correct people on silly little things like:
their, there, they're and to, too, two.
Contractions and punctuation are carelessly thrown around.
(Not that I expected anyone to know how to use a semicolon, anyway)
Don't even get me started on using numbers instead of prepositions. 2 = to, 4 = for.

I mean, come on!
At least use SpellCheck to save yourself the embarrassment, won't you?

Is it really that common to find papers written like this nowadays?
Please tell me that I just imagined the last hour of horrid grammar...

 

[Lancelot]

It absolutely annoys me to extremes as well when I'm constantly having to correct people; and it's even worse when they don't take any of it it at all. It seems that it is just the way that everyone seems to be, completely careless about proper use of spelling and grammar. I think they really need a good kick up the behind sometimes

 

[Mythological Omega]

What's this? Text talk is taking over the real world as well as the Internet?

Goodness me.

 

[Aucune Raison]

They used numbers? Really? ahahaha

They are products of public schooling, so I'm not surprised about the their/they're/there to/too/two confusion.

Tell me, is it a Community College?

 

[Ophan]

i chop up my words when it comes to taking notes, but as far as reports....
i make few mistakes, and i never really proof read unless i'm bored

 

[RueLi]

They used numbers? Really? ahahaha

They are products of public schooling, so I'm not surprised about the their/they're/there to/too/two confusion.

Tell me, is it a Community College?

It's an art school.
But considering that most of these people had to right a lengthy essay to get into this particular school...I don't even know what to think anymore.

edit: Oops. I said "right" instead of "write." Hah! I laugh at myself for being a big fat hypocrite. Save yourself the time.

 

[Aucune Raison]

It's an art school.
But considering that most of these people had to right a lengthy essay to get into this particular school...I don't even know what to think anymore.

Gasp!

Well, an art school, that doesn't surprise me. They also had more time to work on the entry essay and assumedly felt more obligated to proofread.

 

[RueLi]

Gasp!

Well, an art school, that doesn't surprise me. They also had more time to work on the entry essay and assumedly felt more obligated to proofread.

Wow, I laughed at myself a whole lot.
I just shot myself in the foot for that, didn't I?

 

[Aucune Raison]

dnot GRET ME STRATTED ON ENGLISH/AEMERICAN taping grammer is for pusey granmoms on bloo d preriod

greg baush was the betst ape presdient! obama is gay sertain buthooles!

edit: is this a good troll

Limbawwwwww

Wow, I laughed at myself a whole lot.
I just shot myself in the foot for that, didn't I?

Yes.

 

[Mistearea]

They are products of public schooling, so I'm not surprised about the their/they're/there to/too/two confusion.

I somewhat resent that remark. Sure there are times that I make mistakes, but I always try to correct them if I see them. And that's comin' from someone who went to a public school all his life and in the American south no less!

Anyways, I can understand the semicolon problem. I've always had trouble with somethin' like that. But what's really bad, some teachers actually give assignments to where the students HAVE to use text speak. I'm glad that I never had to do that... I'd have died for sure for gettin' a bad grade for usein' proper grammar!

And just to let y'all know, I type in my own dialect.

 

[Thor.]

Ragione is an elitist prick. Who knew?

 

[Cissy]

So far I have yet to see grammar as a problem among my classmates, or at least to the extent of substituting "to" with "2". Generally that's understandable when texting or engaging in casual conversation over the internet, but for a report that's going to be graded....not so much.

Wow, I laughed at myself a whole lot.
I just shot myself in the foot for that, didn't I?

To your credit, it wasn't like you were writing a report or anything. Though the timing was appropriate.

 

[Kegluneq]

I write my best here! - exclamatory sentence :lol:
Semicolons are only for when commas are used to often, right? - interrogative sentence

 

[Noo Monkey]

We're actually allowed to use text language in our finals here.
We have a shitty system though, so it's 'kay.

 

[Kegluneq]

We're actually allowed to use text language in our finals here.
We have a shitty system though, so it's 'kay.

I think you should practice formal grammar anyway. Gives you the upper hand. :lol: No offense of course.:tongue:

 

[Cissy]

We're actually allowed to use text language in our finals here.
We have a shitty system though, so it's 'kay.

Oh that's cool.
Not that second thing though.
I think.

Eee, I can't believe I recognized you that quickly.

 

[Aucune Raison]

I somewhat resent that remark. Sure there are times that I make mistakes, but I always try to correct them if I see them. And that's comin' from someone who went to a public school all his life and in the American south no less!

Anyways, I can understand the semicolon problem. I've always had trouble with somethin' like that. But what's really bad, some teachers actually give assignments to where the students HAVE to use text speak. I'm glad that I never had to do that... I'd have died for sure for gettin' a bad grade for usein' proper grammar!

And just to let y'all know, I type in my own dialect.

Just because they were a product of public schooling does not mean that everyone from that system is that way. What I meant was that people who ARE that way were never set straight.

Ragione is an elitist prick. Who knew?

Actually, no, i'm not.

 

[Wicked]

Gramma good is what is my favourite.

It annoys me aswell.

 

[neokumamon]

Sadly, good grammer is something fast disappearing from an alarming amount of pepole except those who still have enough common sense to use it or pepole who pepole who are not lazy enough to use text talk.

We're actually allowed to use text language in our finals here.

Wow that is surprising. I've never heard a school allow that before. How many of your classmates actually wrote their finals like that?

 

[▽]

less people are good at it and i admit, i could do better. However, they used to lower a score on papers for every mistake in grammar and spelling but that's not such a great thing. You woud spend more time on the language then the content, which is not the goal of a paper.