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Spelling and Grammar

Juicyloo
Juicyloo Posts: 268 Forumite
edited 11 January 2010 at 10:43PM in Employment, jobseeking & training
If teachers are so good and worth their pay, why can nobody spell nowadays and why is English grammar taught so badly? It is a fundamental right as an English person to be taught there own language surely?
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  • dacouch
    dacouch Posts: 21,636 Forumite
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    Juicyloo wrote: »
    If teachers are so good and worth their pay, why cannot anyone spell nowadays and why is English grammar so bad?

    Using "and" twice in one sentance...

    Could do better.
  • Juicyloo
    Juicyloo Posts: 268 Forumite
    Umm- where?
  • Juicyloo
    Juicyloo Posts: 268 Forumite
    there is an abbreviation between the 2 ands
  • dmg24
    dmg24 Posts: 33,920 Forumite
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    Juicyloo wrote: »
    If teachers are so good and worth their pay, why can nobody spell nowadays and why is English grammar taught so badly? It is a fundamental right as an English person to be taught there own language surely?

    Have to agree with dacouch, perhaps you are not the best person to be commenting on this topic? :p
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  • Juicyloo
    Juicyloo Posts: 268 Forumite
    AND the sentence makes sense- not saying I am an English professor- just saying the grammar and spelling on here is sometimes atrocious
  • dmg24
    dmg24 Posts: 33,920 Forumite
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    Juicyloo wrote: »
    there is an abbreviation between the 2 ands

    I don't think that you understand what an abbreviation is. I would also use a spellcheck in future. ;)
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  • Juicyloo
    Juicyloo Posts: 268 Forumite
    why am I not the best person dmg24- who are you?
  • Juicyloo
    Juicyloo Posts: 268 Forumite
    I do not need to use spellckeck- spellcheck is americanised- I am not saying I am perfect- love winding u up
  • dmg24
    dmg24 Posts: 33,920 Forumite
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    Juicyloo wrote: »
    AND the sentence makes sense- not saying I am an English professor- just saying the grammar and spelling on here is sometimes atrocious

    I am beginning to wonder if you are being ironic. Your first post is atrocious!
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  • dmg24
    dmg24 Posts: 33,920 Forumite
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    Juicyloo wrote: »
    I do not need to use spellckeck- spellcheck is americanised- I am not saying I am perfect- love winding u up

    You are not winding me up. However I do believe that you should look at your own standards before criticising those of others.
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