Such an attitude is reflective of the same generations’ disrespect for themselves. We have generations (yes, plural) of people who don’t give a flip flop about grammar or correct usage. ![]() In Boston, I’ve heard “I gotta axe you this” and the teacher doesn’t address the mispronunciation of “ask”. ![]() (They’re contending with a classroom full of disruptive students who’d rather be anywhere else, never mind the task of getting everyone to pay attention to grammar). In the California Dreamin’ classroom, you often hear the term “whateva” from the teachers. ![]() ![]() In the south, you hear teachers all the time say “I seen that girl yesterday” or “I had saw that movie when I was a kid”. The unfortunate thing about correct usages “being taught” is that often the teacher is the one who is remiss.
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