ladydukes

I grew up when spelling was taught in school as well as grammar, word tense, diction, penmanship, etc. Whatever happened to it? Spelling and grammar mistakes in newspapers, magazines as well as books or other printed media just blow me away. In this day and age of computers, finding the correct spelling or word usage is extremely easy to find!

linkd

I worry that with all of the focus on the STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) subjects that liberal arts will be ignored and forgotten. I was an English major in college, and managed to support myself and my family with no trouble. I worry that that may not be possible for today's kids. I think that we will all lead poorer lives if only people with STEM backgrounds can hold well paying jobs.

JanieH

I agree with all the examples given. Shall we add "who" and "whom" to our list?

Many ebooks seem to be full of poor grammar and spelling. They drive me crazy when I am reading the story.

Wanabee Quiltin

I read a blog each evening and it is so full of errors I want to email her and tell her to proofread. But she is so sweet, I can't bear to do it. One word that bothers me is the use of the word "lots". My English teacher told us that it meant a plot of land.

ShirlinAZ

I also tend to be grammar police. I spot all the errors, both spelling and grammatical, here on the board. I decided to ignore them since not everyone had teachers as critical as mine. When I was working as a secretary for the government my wages were half as much as my counterparts were paid in D.C. It really irritated me to read letters from congressmen that were full of errors, sometimes to the point that they made no sense. I thought those secretaries and typists were paid way too much to send out letters that made their bosses look so stupid. As I got older I realized that neither intelligence nor education were prerequisites for being voted into office!

cathyvv

I looked up the definition of 'brought' because I use the word as it is used in your example sentence. Per the definition, 'brought' is used correctly in the example sentence.

One of the definitions of brought: to carry, convey, or take (something or someone) to a designated place or person

However, there were 8 other definitions on the site I used to look it up.

cathyvv

There, their and there...

cathyvv

I don't think language arts is going out of style. In the STEM fields, you have to be able to write your work/ideas in a manner that others can easily understand.

cathyvv

Never thought about the word 'lots' like that. Looked it up - as an adverb, lots means: a great deal. There are several not plot definitions for 'lots', too.

English is so confusing!

cathyvv

Their bosses wrote them. I think they might be the real problem.