This guy is an example...
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From: Meridian MS
St. Jude Donor '10
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From: El Paso Texas
I often wonder exactly what is being taught in elementary schools today. Are they passing kids with obvious language deficiencies under the guise of protecting their self-esteem? The dumbing down of America seems to have reached critical mass, and nowhere is it more apparent than online message boards.
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From: El Paso Texas
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From: EOF ★ Kaliforniastan ★
St. Jude Donor '10
I often wonder exactly what is being taught in elementary schools today. Are they passing kids with obvious language deficiencies under the guise of protecting their self-esteem? The dumbing down of America seems to have reached critical mass, and nowhere is it more apparent than online message boards.
Team Owner
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From: Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.
St. Jude '03 thru '24
Its a generation thing, ya know.....
We know to turn on our spell/grammer checker.
They don't know the difference. And don't really care.
Instructor
Joined: May 2010
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From: Southern Colorado
I often wonder exactly what is being taught in elementary schools today. Are they passing kids with obvious language deficiencies under the guise of protecting their self-esteem? The dumbing down of America seems to have reached critical mass, and nowhere is it more apparent than online message boards.
It isn't just elementary schools. My current boss here just finished his MBA. I make no apologies for using words that may not be in common use; I figure they can ask me what it means if they wish. One day I used a word that he called me on, and I provided the definition. After discussing my vocabulary, he suggested that business majors did not worry about large vocabularies because they wanted to keep their communication direct and to the point.
I was dumbfounded, a person with a MBA making the case for the emasculation of the english language.
The word I used... nefarious. I caught myself before accusing him of being obtuse.
Instructor
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From: Southern Colorado
"It was a beautiful summary day"
"You are just being supercilious" (suggesting that the person was being very silly, not that they were being contemptuous)
Burning Brakes
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From: Rockland County NY
I often wonder exactly what is being taught in elementary schools today. Are they passing kids with obvious language deficiencies under the guise of protecting their self-esteem? The dumbing down of America seems to have reached critical mass, and nowhere is it more apparent than online message boards.
Instructor
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From: homestead florida
example
Im not think as you drunk I am,............ Unfortunally down here in florida the only thing they are concerned with teaching our kids in elementary school is how to score well on the FCAT test ( in public schools) I to after reading it quite a few times could not figure out what the guy said
