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ml_texas, very eloquently put and I do agree with a majority of what you said. I really think this texting craze is contributing to this generations horrible spelling ability. I see several other words in forums that are frequently used incorrectly such as, ( there, they're, their ) ( base, bass ) and of course ( loose, lose ).

If you and several other people on this forum could take a little constructive criticism, please use paragraphs when writing longer posts, it helps in being able to read them. Thank you, Rudy.

Because of my career as a teacher, I have made liguistics and syntax a matter of examination and study. What I have found in regard to the younger crowd is, more often than not, profanity is used because of very limited vocabularies in young adults. Apparently, young people are not equiped with large enough vocabularies to be able to express themselves without the use of profanity. In fact, since we all know that the English language is an evolving language, many of the words my generation and older generations would never use publicly has become standard gramatical English to many. One of the most disgusting things I see is the number of people who do not know which "their, there, or they're" to use in their writing. The other problem is not knowing which "to, too, two" to use when communicating. No wonder, many younger people have trouble getting jobs. Their ability to write is lost in the fact that they have limited vocabularies. As an English teacher, I have argued (on the state level even) that low scores in every content area of study suggests that kids can not read. They can't read because they have limited vocabularies. It does not mean they are not intelligent, it just means that the education system has failed over the last 15 to 20 years to teach solid vocabulary and spelling to kids. No wonder, the only way to express themselves is to stand at a mic and yell f-bombs for everyone to hear. I often tell young people they loose their crediblity as soon as they begin to use profanity. I never take anyone too serious when the best they can do is curse. I like intelligent discourse when engaging conversation with individuals of any age. It has become my goal to try to change the habits of as many kids as I have come through my classroom each year. I want them to be able to speak without use of slang, or curse words. Then, as one generation finds its way to better speaking and higher standards of language, other s will follow. That is just my two cents worth and I realize my opinion is only important to me! Thanks for letting this English teacher from Texas rant and rave for a minute! Have a great weekend!--Mike

Thanks for letting this English teacher from Texas rant and rave for a minute!

I don't know how to get my computer to make an accent mark over the last "e" in the word describing the job application paper, so written on the PC it's going to resemble the word for continue.

I LOVE this discussion.

And can't we keep obscenities out of our karaoke catalogs, if we really wanted to, and still have a successful show.