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shanti

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147. If I remember correctly

Reply to groundloop (Reply #25)

Tue Dec 25, 2018, 01:50 PM

Dec 2018

there was a post recently that said that cursive was being reintroduced into the school system. Maybe it's a backlash?

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Do kids take English in school anymore? [View all] leftyladyfrommo Dec 2018 OP

Apparently only as a foreign language. The official language of late is Republicanese DFW Dec 2018 #1

Missed a couple... LakeSuperiorView Dec 2018 #9

In self-defense.... DFW Dec 2018 #30

Let's not blame kids with disabilities for the poor state of our education system. thucythucy Dec 2018 #80

+ 1 Raastan Dec 2018 #112

Kids with learning disabilities have rights to special education treestar Dec 2018 #91

I'm in schools every day. Your statement is bullshit. Sounds like something you'd hear on Fox news. Squinch Dec 2018 #106

Oh please. Codeine Dec 2018 #111

+1,000,000 at140 Dec 2018 #131

FB doesn't have spell checkers!!! LeftInTX Dec 2018 #204

Bingo. tavernier Dec 2018 #196

Admittedly, I abbreviate a lot CountAllVotes Dec 2018 #139

Rather than replying to all of you who choose to read your own interpretations into what I wrote. LakeSuperiorView Dec 2018 #150

You still don't get it Persondem Dec 2018 #161

No, you do not get it. LakeSuperiorView Dec 2018 #180

Well guess what, I don't live in Texas and neither do most of the people Persondem Dec 2018 #187

Guess what, the Texas school book standards are used in many states... LakeSuperiorView Dec 2018 #191

Of course, the important thing is that you can rationalize your snarkiness as assistance. LanternWaste Dec 2018 #198

Good Lord, hoe obtuse can one be? LakeSuperiorView Dec 2018 #200

As a teacher, I can attest Texas as completely dominating the school textbook market. Ms. Toad Dec 2018 #203

I have two school-age children. Codeine Dec 2018 #167

Do your children attend every school district in the country? LakeSuperiorView Dec 2018 #181

if you had adequate command of the English language, all these posters wouldn't misunderstand CreekDog Dec 2018 #185

One's failure in reading comprehension is not necessarily the problem of the author. LakeSuperiorView Dec 2018 #186

While yet others admit to no mistakes of their own LanternWaste Dec 2018 #199

Please cite, oh enligthened one, where exactly I blamed children... LakeSuperiorView Dec 2018 #201

You forgot Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2018 #10

Moran's all of them. TexasProgresive Dec 2018 #18

Dude .... it is not "moran" .... Persondem Dec 2018 #162

Dude, it goes back to this picture, maybe back to the Dubya years. TexasProgresive Dec 2018 #165

Ok. Makes sense now .... for a while I was wondering though .... nt Persondem Dec 2018 #173

It goes back to "It's hugh!" Later we got bigly. TexasProgresive Dec 2018 #176

How about this exercise in grammatical gibberish? Botany Dec 2018 #29

Your hard drive does contain enough storage for the whole thing DFW Dec 2018 #31

How about the classic tea party signs? crazycatlady Dec 2018 #177

Loose rhymes with juice. Lose rhymes with booze. Martin Eden Dec 2018 #19

It's not nice to cast asparagus on people! htuttle Dec 2018 #20

I no. Sometime's I cant help it. n/t DFW Dec 2018 #32

Aspargus? True Dough Dec 2018 #43

LOL DuZY! treestar Dec 2018 #90

My teen spells better than I do janterry Dec 2018 #2

Nothing drives me nuts more than "would of"/"could of" ansible Dec 2018 #3

I Swype, and then auto correct makes me look like an idiot. Rorey Dec 2018 #26

I've had BOSSES who use "could of" and "would of" CousinIT Dec 2018 #38

LOL, I cannot imagine your BOSSES opinion of you. nt USALiberal Dec 2018 #61

Apparently pretty damn good. Last performance review was "Excellent" CousinIT Dec 2018 #96

You could of been overlooked for the promotion Codeine Dec 2018 #99

InstaGramblish, SnapChaglish, Ganglish! CousinIT Dec 2018 #104

I wonder if the boss thinks your grammar is wrong, or more likely treestar Dec 2018 #102

He doesn't think it's wrong. CousinIT Dec 2018 #109

I knew a classics "scholar" from the eastern USA DFW Dec 2018 #121

. . . Codeine Dec 2018 #141

some other funny ones treestar Dec 2018 #142

Take for granite?? DFW Dec 2018 #170

It's always disheartening when your boss sends out an e-mail MountCleaners Dec 2018 #193

"Would of" and "Could of" in spoken English is a contraction of "Would have". Tracer Dec 2018 #53

+1 n/t CousinIT Dec 2018 #93

Maybe just lighten up a little would help. I doubt you ever do not know what they are saying. nt USALiberal Dec 2018 #57

I don't know if your post was directed at me, but your second sentence is unintelligible. Tracer Dec 2018 #65

LOL, that was my point. Lighten up! USALiberal Dec 2018 #68

the one I hate is "try and" rather than "try to" treestar Dec 2018 #97

They do, but they're less likely to be assigned whole novels anymore. pnwmom Dec 2018 #4

Good question UncleTomsEvilBrother Dec 2018 #5

Yes, STEM is a culprit.... LisaM Dec 2018 #54

Do they still diagram sentences in English? MountCleaners Dec 2018 #197

No LeftInTX Dec 2018 #205

I suspect a lot of time voice recognition got the wrong word raccoon Dec 2018 #6

My grammar lessons were busy work crazycatlady Dec 2018 #7

No they are too busy getting on my lawn. Voltaire2 Dec 2018 #8

Same here Sanity Claws Dec 2018 #11

Not so much spelling and grammar oberliner Dec 2018 #12

Lazy habits for many. bobGandolf Dec 2018 #13

DU membership suppression comes in many forms Deb Dec 2018 #14

+1 violetpastille Dec 2018 #182

Complete confusion between the subject marybourg Dec 2018 #15

my 6th grade teacher always corrected it when we used Me first... samnsara Dec 2018 #22

The problem isn't putting yourself first. marybourg Dec 2018 #123

The shortcut I taught my daughter Codeine Dec 2018 #143

That's right. If only everyone's mothers and teachers marybourg Dec 2018 #154

Right trick - but the personal pronoun is always last in the list. Ms. Toad Dec 2018 #169

I think that happens naturally Codeine Dec 2018 #172

I've heard it plenty. n/t Ms. Toad Dec 2018 #184

This is the one that drives me batty. dewsgirl Dec 2018 #51

The use of 'myself' instead of me curlyred Dec 2018 #55

Yeah, I think these subject/object confusion problems marybourg Dec 2018 #135

Yes, you can divide it into separate sentences treestar Dec 2018 #144

It's actually easier than that. I is the subject of a sentence. marybourg Dec 2018 #153

I love when this type of thread comes up every few months. Blue_Adept Dec 2018 #16

I think we disagreed on something once, Blue_Adept True Dough Dec 2018 #46

Good point! Thank you! nt USALiberal Dec 2018 #64

I love the grammar whiners. They must have a really easy life to have those complaints. nt USALiberal Dec 2018 #62

I teach college film classes Ghost of Tom Joad Dec 2018 #17

Speaking of handwriting..... schools have dropped teaching cursive groundloop Dec 2018 #25

If I remember correctly shanti Dec 2018 #147

I'm a professor of history at a major state university. a la izquierda Dec 2018 #34

Sounds like you need another job, I agree. Good luck! nt USALiberal Dec 2018 #166

You missed a comma after "Surprisingly". Nt USALiberal Dec 2018 #78

i think a lot of mistakes are when someone uses talk to text.. samnsara Dec 2018 #21

My kid takes Language Arts krispos42 Dec 2018 #23

We don't need no education SCantiGOP Dec 2018 #24

whad ya yappin bout.....huh; Crazyleftie Dec 2018 #27

My junior high granddaughter doesn't understand grammar. Verb sinkingfeeling Dec 2018 #28

I have to constantly remind college students... a la izquierda Dec 2018 #35

I'm reading a pop history of Waterloo at the moment Codeine Dec 2018 #85

That is totally a trend now. Any novel I read treestar Dec 2018 #101

The media is to blame for this. marybourg Dec 2018 #137

That also racks my nerves! I mean WTH. CousinIT Dec 2018 #33

They teach them conformity & love of money. -nt CrispyQ Dec 2018 #103

My dad was born in 1913. He had to quit school after 8th leftyladyfrommo Dec 2018 #36

When I sub-taught last week, I had to correct the language teacher for spelling no_hypocrisy Dec 2018 #37

It is not the kid's fault if the education they receive is leftyladyfrommo Dec 2018 #39

It's not only spelling... moonseller66 Dec 2018 #40

Eltse for else. mantis49 Dec 2018 #49

I seriously wonder CountAllVotes Dec 2018 #41

I think home schooling is a problem. leftyladyfrommo Dec 2018 #44

I fear for them CountAllVotes Dec 2018 #47

Have you thought of telling the relatives that they should save their stamp because you are not GemDigger Dec 2018 #94

They aren't my relatives CountAllVotes Dec 2018 #116

Are you equally concerned Codeine Dec 2018 #98

Lol. cwydro Dec 2018 #188

It's even worse in other countries jberryhill Dec 2018 #42

Snort! Codeine Dec 2018 #82

They teach it from first grade on. It takes two to learn it. Nt roody Dec 2018 #45

It's not just the kids Buckeyeblue Dec 2018 #48

Wouldn't judge one's grammar by on-line or text posting. It's too difficult to proofread. Second, Hoyt Dec 2018 #50

It's a big world. And online, people are much more focused on content and meaning than WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2018 #52

Spelling and grammar have much to do with content and meaning. MineralMan Dec 2018 #63

Not really, most people can figure out what the person is saying. nt USALiberal Dec 2018 #67

Yes, really. MineralMan Dec 2018 #69

Many times I do not...... USALiberal Dec 2018 #70

Interestingly enough, computer languages are MineralMan Dec 2018 #72

Sucks syntax /nt LongtimeAZDem Dec 2018 #92

I'm having difficulty with your first sentence. CrispyQ Dec 2018 #113

Thank you. cwydro Dec 2018 #189

Woman without her man is nothing. Cold War Spook Dec 2018 #146

Good example of comma placement. MineralMan Dec 2018 #190

They do, but they're so fluid, it's generally pretty easy to discern a person's meaning, WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2018 #95

OK. I have made my living as a writer for over 50 years. MineralMan Dec 2018 #114

I would think that was really true if a person was applying leftyladyfrommo Dec 2018 #126

No comprende. doc03 Dec 2018 #56

The other thing is, there have always been people who don't have perfect spelling or grammar. You're WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2018 #58

Ain't not no gooder reson two! whistler162 Dec 2018 #59

In most districts, kids take four years of English in high school. Demsrule86 Dec 2018 #60

Does teaching imply learning? jayschool2013 Dec 2018 #66

The ability to communicate clearly is often the key to success MineralMan Dec 2018 #71

+1 CousinIT Dec 2018 #125

Not knowing the difference between "imply and infer," kskiska Dec 2018 #73

Allude and elude. cwydro Dec 2018 #77

Seriously, this bothers you? nt USALiberal Dec 2018 #83

Thank you for your contributions to this thread. violetpastille Dec 2018 #183

"Bare with me." cagefreesoylentgreen Dec 2018 #194

On the first page of GD on any given day, there are usually at least two spelling errors. cwydro Dec 2018 #74

DU is the Official Home of "Could of" Codeine Dec 2018 #81

Lol! cwydro Dec 2018 #195

Considering I see the same thing in every age group Codeine Dec 2018 #75

I seen lotsa that when I was at school to. MineralMan Dec 2018 #84

+1 treestar Dec 2018 #108

"And no punctuation." This comment is not a complete sentence. /nt LongtimeAZDem Dec 2018 #76

Sentence fragments for the win! nt Codeine Dec 2018 #79

We need more login screens like this: CrispyQ Dec 2018 #86

It's not just younger generations mcar Dec 2018 #87

I see alot of mistakes on DU. Dave Starsky Dec 2018 #107

... mcar Dec 2018 #130

they do but the bad habits come from texting treestar Dec 2018 #88

Did you do that on purpose Codeine Dec 2018 #89

LOL! treestar Dec 2018 #110

That Was Pretty Clever! ProfessorGAC Dec 2018 #192

LOL. I had totally forgotten about typewriter errors! CrispyQ Dec 2018 #115

I had a clerical job for a short time. Basically, I was a secretary. MineralMan Dec 2018 #128

"I had a clerical job for a short time." Me too; I was a minister. :D /nt LongtimeAZDem Dec 2018 #140

Liquid Paper...White Out etc LeftInTX Dec 2018 #208

I have a niece who is a teacher. Blue_true Dec 2018 #100

The counting change thing is inevitable Codeine Dec 2018 #105

You make sound arguments. Literacy at writing, reading, math has always been an issue. Blue_true Dec 2018 #119

Public schools have been starved for money & ignorance promoted as acceptable by the RW for decades CousinIT Dec 2018 #118

Codeine made some good points, iliteracy in this country has always been higher that in many Blue_true Dec 2018 #122

In our school district (red county), it's the opposite mcar Dec 2018 #159

If they're giving the kids homework for the sake of giving them homework Mariana Dec 2018 #171

There is a difference between formal and informal language. leftyladyfrommo Dec 2018 #117

I think most of the internet is informal LeftInTX Dec 2018 #207

"seen" versus "saw" annoys me.... Delarage Dec 2018 #120

I wrote about that earlier. Around here that is common. leftyladyfrommo Dec 2018 #133

Oops.... Delarage Dec 2018 #136

No. I just put it put there a few minutes ago. leftyladyfrommo Dec 2018 #138

some of those are regional. My husband says excape instead of escape. It drives me demigoddess Dec 2018 #152

He's *saying* escape. marybourg Dec 2018 #156

No they take English testing thanks to W JCMach1 Dec 2018 #124

I know a couple of people in their early twenties... WeekiWater Dec 2018 #127

I'll bet the writers are also readers. CrispyQ Dec 2018 #149

Very true treestar Dec 2018 #155

My linguistics professor would say, a message conveyed and understood successfully used the language TheBlackAdder Dec 2018 #129

My favorites are: Funtatlaguy Dec 2018 #132

Volunteer for tutoring Ciaphas Cain Dec 2018 #134

Why Pick On the Kids? TooManyDucks Dec 2018 #145

Texting has a lot to do with it. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Dec 2018 #148

what drives me NUTS is the use of women when they mean one WOMAN demigoddess Dec 2018 #151

Anymore do kids take English in school? IcyPeas Dec 2018 #157

Random use of 's NastyRiffraff Dec 2018 #158

I have been a writer and editor my entire 30+ year career mcar Dec 2018 #160

Oh - but poor grammar and spelling are a sure way to identify the infiltrating morans . . . Ms. Toad Dec 2018 #163

Smart phones equal dumb people Persondem Dec 2018 #164

Except there have always been dumb people. Codeine Dec 2018 #174

Did you follow the link? I doubt it, ... cuz cigarettes were good for people for 100 years. Persondem Dec 2018 #175

I'm nearly 50 years old disagree with almost every post in this thread FreeState Dec 2018 #168

Thank you Bucky Dec 2018 #178

The do but folks don't care enough to actually learn it jimlup Dec 2018 #179

I've come in contact with many teachers who get the homophones wrong onlyadream Dec 2018 #202

Might be a dyslexia or a right brain dominance things. Left handedness is on the rise. McCamy Taylor Dec 2018 #206

One of the worst offenders has not posted in this thread. Phentex Dec 2018 #209