The sad, sad state of college English

The Examiner ^ | 14 Nov 2008 | Michael Olesker

[RightWhale]

The language is spoken. Writing is written.

[Monsieur Poirot]

Check out some of the vanity posts here for “interesting” grammar. Yowsa!

[vimto]

er...wots rong with that?

[autumnraine]

What has happened is that spell check gives the word it THINKS you are trying to use and they pick it. The wrong one.

As for the grammar, well, there is just no excuse.

But in my quick jots on FR, I sometimes fumble the english language myself. But if I were to turn in a paper in English, you better believe it would checked and double checked.

[joseph20]

This is just awefull!

[13Sisters76]

Two places to start: outlaw cell phones for children under 18 years old; do NOT hire teachers whose only qualification is a bachelor’s in “education”.

[BurbankKarl]

I bet those kids know how to put a condom on a banana though!

[autumnraine]

“Jogging is excellent exercise anywhere, but I prefer to jog in a warm climax”

Well, I’m usually exercising in a warm climax too, but it ain’t jogging I’m doing.

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

“I flought to Chicago.”

OMG.

[DancesWithBolsheviks]

“And international students — from Russia, from Africa, from the Middle East — they really, really work hard.”

Did they cross a BOARDER to get here?

[aWolverine]

It’s cruel to make fun of Democratic Underground when they aren’t even capable of reading the jabs...

[word_warrior_bob]

Truely awefull, what loosers.

[OneWingedShark]

>“Including snakes, most people consume six meals a day.”

Yep, I just got through devouring a Diamondback for brunch.

[martin_fierro]

[WayneS]

Can’t respond.

Too depressed.

[BGHater]

I do believe that the computer has aided the fall of the English prose. I look at the various writings of our founding fathers and I’m left in awe.

[ichabod1]

Stuned. Loosers.

[sodpoodle]

Do you suppose there is a nascent resentment in the American psyche that English is the “national” language?

Perhaps after the Revolutionary War, the USA should have replaced English with French or Latin - that would have increased scholarship!!!!!!!!!!

Or....the English should charge royalties for its most illustrious contribution to mankind.

I’m serious;)

[libh8er]

I read in an AP-Obama (formerly AP) article a couple of days back, forget which, where it said " he should have went.."

Now I know this sort of language is not uncommon among school dropouts, but AP-Obama ??