[SouthernClaire]

Thanks. But, it's "Babs" (?) to you, if you don't mind! :-)

You missed my point.

Or either you made my point. I'm not sure.

Taking your view, I agree: We should emulate best behaviour. However, when that's not to be found, what then?

My point is that we should not take people as idiots or believe they don't want to learn simply because they're in no position to learn.

[nopardons]

There are still people who speak and write well. There are very old movies shown on TCM and AMC, there are old, very well written books for people to read, and though no one gives their children elocution lessons anymore, as was popular when my grandmother was a child,those books still can be found in libraries...not to mention on a shelf in my home. :-)

I may have have missed your point, or you may have missed mine. Are we talkikng at crossed purposes and why don't you know what Barbra Striesand stands for here on FR ?

Just who, WHO is not in a poszition to not know that "anyways" is not a word ?