What are kids being taught in school about english and grammer these days?
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I agree. Too bad "much less spell, even with spell checking," isn't a complete sentence. The run-on sentence after that should be separated with a semi-colon. "English" should always be capitalized. There are a few other errors on your post as well. \n\nPerhaps, instead of teachers, the fault lays on adults who can not lead by example and type a correct sentence.
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Is that how you will teach your students how to spell?
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This site is very good because it not only gives written and oral examples of proper English, but also because it deals with current events:\nhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/
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I'm a teacher and would be glad to suggest some classes you could take to learn proper English and correct spelling.
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Actually, I think reading books and even watching television can be very helpful. Also, go out and socialize in a group setting with people who speak English with proper grammar. While having a conversation you will hear how they set up their sentences and will easily pick up the essential rules needed in English.
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what are you talking about, and who taught you english?
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They're not playing at being morons, they really are!  I have never seen so many people who couldn't spell, use proper punctuation in the right places or who have totally ignored the rules of grammar until I joined Yahoo Answers.  To answer your question, yes schools are failing this badly but I think parents are too.  The hip-hop industry isn't helping either.  Kids see this and imitate it. ("fo schnizzle" is a perfect example)
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Yeah, we motivate kids to learn English by playing games, but it cause too much energy and time while kids these days are really hard to be controlled! You could try to give them presents i.e stickers, bookmarks, pencils etc. We do that here and it's pretty effective.
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Well it is true that the amount of errors and shorthand in the American's language is increasing with every generation.  However, it is the American language, it's just a form of English now.  It happens over time languages change and branch apart, I wouldn't be surprised that over the next few hundred years the language spoken in England and America would be so different you would have to take classes in one to understand other.
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Visha: English is an simple language grammer as spoken\nfreely were all American people has known\n http://www.howtolearnenglishgrammer.com\nor http//yahoo.englishmadesimple.com also a new  college entrance exam is requiring this course http://yahoo.introductiontoenglishlevelskills101.com
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Learn how to spell and use proper english.
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It's GRAMMAR, not grammer!\nI don't think kids are paying attention in class.\n\nI also think that there are a many people posting to this site who do not speak English as a first language, hence the sometimes incomprehensible posts. Yahoo is an international site, after all.
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I know a lot about english. My dad is an english teacher as well. Contact me if you need help!
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I think that there is an increased tolerance for poor grammar and spelling in our junior high schools and high schools. I think that students have gotten lazy using the computer with spell check and no longer take the time to be certain that their language usage is correct.\n\nI also think that text messaging and chat rooms help the notion that poor spelling and typing skills are okay. In fact I think that their peers encourage poor writing skills with the use of "u" or "dat" in online communication.\n\nI also think that our children don't read enough and that schools don't do enough to encourage reading as a pleasureable passtime and to instill a love of learning, language, and literature into children.
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Here's a couple,\n\n'On-Line Lessons - Grammar Skills" http://eslus.com/LESSONS/GRAMMAR/Gram.htm\n'Grammar Bytes' http://www.chompchomp.com/menu.htm
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who speaks it, the accent, the use of definite and indefinite articles (e.g. "in hospital" vs "in the hospital"), a zillion gabillion idioms such as "school leaver" instead of "high school graduate", spellings (programme vs program), the use of "presently" (meaning after awhile in british and right now in american), countless slang words, the fact that american has verbed a number of former nouns such as contact... pick up a publication from britain and compare it to a similar one in america and have a look.
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was there a question somewhere in that mess????\n\n\nhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/english/spelling/