Proofreading is a dying art!
04-25-2013, 10:43 AM
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Those are funny, but so true. I think most of the "editors" are using spellcheck and not checking grammar. They also seem to miss checking the word, even if spellcheck doesn't say the spelling is wrong. I was reading a book the other day and the character had "died" the fabric, rather than "dyed" it.
Sometimes it's really bad reading the running "headlines" on some of the news channels like CNN or Fox and I think they use a computer for closed captioning, so it's very interesting to read.
Sometimes it's really bad reading the running "headlines" on some of the news channels like CNN or Fox and I think they use a computer for closed captioning, so it's very interesting to read.
04-25-2013, 05:06 PM
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"Do they even teach English in schools anymore? At least it was called English when I went to school; who knows what it might be called now!!!"
I agree with the comments. I am a retired 8th grade Language Arts teacher. When I first started teaching in 1968, spelling, punctuation, verb agreement, usage, etc. were highly emphasized. By the time I retired in 1999, none of that seemed important any more. We had to teach to the tests so students could pass, but what had they learned that would help them in the real world? Very little.
Recently, the office manager in my doctor's office and whom I taught in the early 1970s thanked me for the effort I put into teaching her correct grammar. She said as an 8th grader that she considered it boring, but she is now thankful for what I taught her. That certainly made my day!
I agree with the comments. I am a retired 8th grade Language Arts teacher. When I first started teaching in 1968, spelling, punctuation, verb agreement, usage, etc. were highly emphasized. By the time I retired in 1999, none of that seemed important any more. We had to teach to the tests so students could pass, but what had they learned that would help them in the real world? Very little.
Recently, the office manager in my doctor's office and whom I taught in the early 1970s thanked me for the effort I put into teaching her correct grammar. She said as an 8th grader that she considered it boring, but she is now thankful for what I taught her. That certainly made my day!
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