tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432615092204334311.post8034231706543694619..comments2023-08-10T06:57:45.911-04:00Comments on Questioning my Intelligence: Bad Grammar Cauldron Bubbleth OverSusan Raihalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03018860599601419989noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432615092204334311.post-63283263438585503312013-05-11T20:39:40.284-04:002013-05-11T20:39:40.284-04:00I RARELY use shortcuts when texting, especially to...I RARELY use shortcuts when texting, especially to my kids. I feel that I'm being a bad example if I do, LOL!!<br /><br />I'm horrible at the correct use of comma's, as I always want to use them for a "pause", but I abhor the misuse of "there, their, they're". People....figure it out!!Starlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02075522354027547485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432615092204334311.post-83690972357569868762013-05-11T12:12:08.613-04:002013-05-11T12:12:08.613-04:00I agree with you. Your version is much more eloque...I agree with you. Your version is much more eloquent.<br />In this age of texting, I fear grammar and spelling are becoming obsolete. I believe a new English genre is evolving, let's call it Techno English. The English of my great grandparents is almost unrecognizable to my children now, imagine what another generation of gadgets will do to it. <br />I recently read that almost half of todays college entry students could not write in cursive, and many could not even read it. They have learned to keyboard at a very young age and rely on spellcheck to catch their errors, so words like its and it's are often missed. In Techno English its no big deal.<br />(As I typed this on my iPad, all of the punctuation marks are not on my condensed keyboard, forcing me to switch to a second keyboard for an ' or " which is such a p.i.t.a., why bother?)Lorrindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07828460384087816646noreply@blogger.com