Grammatical error abound in cyberspace - poor education or just plain laziness?

Who is up for abolishing the lowly apostrophe altogether then, eh?
We do not really need it since everyone knows what is intended regardless of its presence or absence, correct? Let us refrain from using any and all apostrophes from this day forward. While we are at it, let us cease usage of the comma, period, semi-colon, quotation marks, or other non letter modifier as well. These markings clearly are archaic and superfluous in the 21st century.

Obviously any person who reads the English version of Priuschat is fully capable of understanding the most atrocious writing a United States citizen might use short of slang which of course is entirely different. Put me in a room with some teens and it is likely I will have no clue what they are saying when slang is spoken.

Want an example of truely abhorrent grammmar? Go to Zero Hedge. The posts there are mind bottling. And yes, I do mean B-O-T-T-L-I-N-G. Google mind bottling it if you do not know its meaning.

I write and review technical reports for a living. Proper grammar is essential to convey written language since the target audience for written communication is not present to ask "what did you mean?" or "Pardon me chap, could you rephrase what you just said, please?"

Believe me. Finding people who can write at or above an elementary school level is getting harder. It should not be "Are you smarter than a 5th grader". It should be: Can you write better than a 5th grader.

 

Hyo Silver said I made error(s). I wonder what they were.

It got me to thinking. I know - big trouble.

I said. "I haven't got anything better to do."

Should it have been "I haven't got anything ELSE better to do"? or maybe "I haven't got anything other than this better to do"?" or perhaps " I haven't got another thing better to do"?

Wouldn't the anything suffice? Since I really meant "any-other-thing" but did not actually write that.

Or was it ambiguous of me to assume you readers would know that I meant this?

Please advise.

 

Sorry, but I couldn't resist (even though I knew what you meant and you are most likely correct anyway) so here goes.

Do you claim that Canadians who don't wear overalls don't write as well as Americans.

And by Americans do you mean United States citizens? Canadians are Americans too.

Because inside every Canadian is an American trying to get out.

 

But proofreading ones own text sounds so clunky.

Count on your friends at Priuschat to correct your errors for you.

And in all fairness, Hyo - the proofreading comment was in another post, not the OP.

So Priuschatters feel free to edit or correct Jadziasman anytime you like. Shakespeare, I ain't.

 

Not insulting. The original quote is: "Inside every gook is an American trying to get out." The line is from that classic war epic 'Full Metal Jacket' if you weren't aware of this.

I have a bad habit of adapting film dialogue to burnish my rapier wit. In addition to viewing way too much TV, I've wasted countless hours watching movies too. Is Priuschat a better use of my time? I think so.