Posted by ron1953 on August 30, 2004, at 23:57:18
In reply to Re: And over-sensitivity is a curse, posted by gardenergirl on August 30, 2004, at 23:32:48
The following exchange was the basis for all of the contention. People's cages got rattled because of my reply. Funny that SHE said, "I feel so ridiculous", then a bit of ridicule blew everybody's doors off.
Posted by Miss Honeychurch on August 25, 2004, at 12:54:46
I feel so ridiculous sometimes. I cannot stand bad grammar, either written or spoken. I cannot stand that people no longer understand the purpose and use of the apostrophe. I have been looking over MANY resumes recently since I am on a search committee for a position opening and the quality of grammar is absolutely atrocious. If I see a spelling mistake, misused apostophe, using "your" instead of "you're" I don't even consider them. People at work think I am totally extreme.
Please tell me I am not the only one who appreciates good grammar. Is anyone out there alarmed by what they see and hear?
Why is the apostrophe SO ABUSED????
DO they not learn grammar anymore in schools? Do they no longer diagram sentences? What's the deal?
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Posted by ron1953 on August 29, 2004, at 11:46:04
In reply to Apostrophe Abuse, posted by Miss Honeychurch on August 25, 2004, at 12:54:46
I, too appreciate good grammer, spelling, sentence structure, etc.. And I do notice the deficiencies so many have using the language. I see it everywhere. Even the so-called professionals, writing in newspapers and magazines often have a poor command of the language. The President of th United States can't even pronounce the word "nuclear" correctly!
BUT.....am I bugged by it? No. English is the most complicated language in the world. It's not reasonable to expect mastery from everybody. The purpose of language is to COMMUNICATE. Are you more interested in what a poster has to say or how they say it?
If this bothers you and the others that agree as much as it seems to, I'd hate to see your reaction to a real problem.
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