I stumbled upon an interesting blog article on grammar today.
I've been trying to not harp too much on the abysmal use of grammar that I see (and that drives me...and therefore my lovely wife...nuts) as I go through what passes for my life, 'cause I know, from the few comments and posts that I've read on all your sites (and mine, a bit), I'm only preaching to choir, and I'm a pretty unfit preacher to say the least.
BUT, this one is a little different, and worth a read: This fellow refuses to hire candidates that exhibit poor grammar.
And I must say: GOOD MOVE!
He also makes reference to a book that I very much enjoyed the first three-quarters of: Eats, Shoots, and Leaves. The author got a bit too preachy for my tastes towards the end of the book. That book is here, at Amazon, should you care to pursue it.
In any event, I thought that the article would be entertaining for folks to read. I'm actually going to pass it along to my college kid...it might inspire him to pay a little more attention to details.
Have a nice day!
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Grammer and spelling.....the schools need to refocus. Fewer field days and more actual learning would be a good first step.
ReplyDeleteI recall that when my younger brother (many years younger) was in something like 5th or 6th grade, the schools came out and said that they were NOT going to teach math, because today's kids have calculators, and that skill was no longer as valuable.
DeleteMy father went through the roof, and rightly so.
I especially like that the billions of comments on that article are about mistakes the author made IN the article...
ReplyDeleteYou know, I hadn't even read the comments. But that is pretty funny.
DeleteIt's a corollary of Murphy's Law that any time you correct another person's spelling or grammar, you are certain to make a spelling or grammar error.
DeleteAnd a strong corollary, that! I've been victim to it my own self!
DeleteAnd I especially enjoyed the url address for the article, that reads: 'I Won't Hire People Who Use Poo'. LOL.
ReplyDeleteHAR! I hadn't looked at it after the paste.
DeleteFarmers need not apply! :)
How nice it is to be a member of the choir - especially given the sad truth that I am unable to carry a tune. Or at least not in the direction the composer intended.
ReplyDeleteIt's ok...you are probably a better choir member than I am a preacher.
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