re: Does it seem like horrible grammar has taken over?

I can't stand when people say "_____ and I" regardless of how it is used in the sentence.

Sometimes "_____ and me" is correct.

People would rather try to sound smart than actually learn basic grammar rules.

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What I don't understand is when people type like that on purpose, it requires more effort 2 be typpin lyk dis cuz u be hvin 2 keep dat autocorrek from fixin yo stuf

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Exactly. I had to go back and change autocorrects for that first line. Took way more effort than it would've had I done it properly

Young people have solved the two, to, too problem by simply typing 2 in all cases.

Exactly. So not only are you trying to type like an idiot, you're actually exerting more energy into trying to look dumb. I don't get it.

It's specifically taught. I will never forget a story my brother told me.

He used to work as a waiter at Red Lobster when he was younger. It was the closest one to the city and the Amtrak line, so on the first of the month, the restaurant was flooded with low income welfare recipients.

One night, during endless shrimp season at the fine restaurant Red Lobster is, he waited on a mother and her son. Her son clearly went to school and was learning proper English. My brother asked what he could get them.

Son: Yes, can I have the fried shrimp, please, with french fries?

Mother: Looking incredulous. What?

Son: I mean, I have the fried scrimps and fries, mang.

Mother: I'ma do da same.

My brother: No problem.
Walking away and under his breath. Holy frick!

LOL, OMG how could you ever think that my BFF?

Oh, it's not just the "usual suspects" anymore when it comes to poor grammar and writing ability.

For years, you could expect the poorly educated applying for entry-level jobs to have poor writing skills. That hasn't changed much. But what I'm starting to see more often are college-educated kids who can't write for shite, and that annoys me way more than people who weren't trained right.

I used to interview a lot of LSU kids for entry-level public relations jobs. These are kids who should have not only good training in writing, but a natural inclination toward it. When I asked them to write something simple for me, the results were almost always predictable: poorly structured narratives, with little to no depth, and frequent grammatical errors.

It was so hard to find good writers. Even among the students who are supposed to be good writers.

I know. The "and" conjunction throws them off and they use "I" in place of "me".

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Nationwide, about 20 percent of freshmen entering four-year colleges are placed into remedial English and mathematics courses. At community colleges, that number jumps to about 60 percent.

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