It's ridiculous how, these days, good grammar is nonexistent. It's like everyone has become more lenient and blame it on technology; they don't even teach grammar in school anymore. I always feel a need to help those with bad grammar; I'm my girlfriend's personal English teacher, haha.
I agree with what someone said about bad grammar having its place, like on the internet or to be casual. It's also best to ignore old useless rules of grammar that no one cares about anymore and never actually mattered (like "who" vs. "whom" for example).
On the other hand, writing a formal paper or even a business email using bad grammar makes you look like a moron.
(that last sentence is written using bad grammar since it should be "makes ONE look like a moron".)
A few years ago I met a 5th grade teacher in a group I was in and she told us about how horrible the school system had become. Apparently the school wasn't teaching spelling anymore so she was having to teach students who didn't even know how to spell common words.
It was rather depressing really. These children were going to be at a severe disadvantage unless they started learning.
People don't look at resumes when you have spelling errors. They will think the applicant is stupid, uneducated, or just too lazy. Jobs are competitive these days - the people who don't care are not the ones who will be getting hired.
Do you hate people with bad grammar?
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It's ridiculous how, these days, good grammar is nonexistent. It's like everyone has become more lenient and blame it on technology; they don't even teach grammar in school anymore. I always feel a need to help those with bad grammar; I'm my girlfriend's personal English teacher, haha.
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I agree with what someone said about bad grammar having its place, like on the internet or to be casual. It's also best to ignore old useless rules of grammar that no one cares about anymore and never actually mattered (like "who" vs. "whom" for example).
On the other hand, writing a formal paper or even a business email using bad grammar makes you look like a moron.
(that last sentence is written using bad grammar since it should be "makes ONE look like a moron".)
Sadly, you are very right indeed.
A few years ago I met a 5th grade teacher in a group I was in and she told us about how horrible the school system had become. Apparently the school wasn't teaching spelling anymore so she was having to teach students who didn't even know how to spell common words.
It was rather depressing really. These children were going to be at a severe disadvantage unless they started learning.
People don't look at resumes when you have spelling errors. They will think the applicant is stupid, uneducated, or just too lazy. Jobs are competitive these days - the people who don't care are not the ones who will be getting hired.