Or … When can you call yourself a “writer”?
Lead
by example, right? Argh, are we in for some bad
grammar from our kids and grandkids! Quick, delete the news links from your computer!
Why?
By reading what passes for journalism
these days, our children are definitely getting the wrong impression – that
typos and bad grammar are A-OK. How can our schools combat illiteracy with what
passes for news articles every day on the Internet?
When
I was a kid … oh, quit rolling your eyes. I know that’s a disdainful cliché,
but it’s appropriate! BTW, while
typing that sentence, the Microsoft
grammar tool urged me to change “it’s” meaning “it is” – which is proper –
to “its.” See what I mean?
So … when
I was in school …
