Why do people in today's world completely ignore spelling and grammar?
407305
It's because the modern society that has been created focuses on the speed of production. With computers, television, cars, etc, who cares about details. The goal is to get as much out as fast as possible while still creating some sense of coherency. Unless someone is writing a paper for school, most people don't care about their grammar as long as people understand.
751275
Yes, as a teen myself I have noticed that people don't bother to spell correctly very much anymore. People are just trying to hit as few keys as possible but still get their message across. I do not see why it is so painful to type out the entire word or to retype a misspelled word. Even on yahoo answers, the least used tool is the spell check. I just do not understand why people use slang and abbreviations to save just a few keystrokes.
685792
Technology, pop music, television etc. These are all common factors in the lack of grammar and spelling.\n\nTechnology because you are encouraged to use slang so you can say more in a text message and get more out of your credits!\nPop music because when you hear words like "i don't have got no clue" it is now acceptable and people copy it.\nTelevision because children have lost the art of reading!!\n\nI feel sorry for my children because, like my mum, I am a stickler for spelling and grammar and I am constantly correcting them.\nUnfortunately being able to spell correctly is not a big thing anymore, as long as the answer is correct it doesn't seem to matter. As time goes on, each generation loses more and more of the basic educational skills.\n\nIt is a terrible shame!!
60505
IMing. Everyone's gotten out of the habit of spelling things properly. They just type them quickly, then move on without checking their spelling.
635698
I'm an editor, I'm bilingual, and poor spelling is a peeve of mine as well. There's a difference between a typo and not understanding (or caring) how to spell, or how to follow simple grammar rules. Poor spelling in the form of abbreviated words is understandable on cell phones and Blackberries (I suppose it could save you from carpal tunnel syndrome), but if you have a full keyboard, it's just sad.\n\nEveryone who says "you don't have to know how to spell to use the internet" is just wrong. The internet is powerful because it is a communication medium. How can you communicate if nobody can read your horrific misspellings? A lot of these people who can't spell are also trying to meet their mate on online dating sites. When you're online, nobody can judge you based on how well you carry on a conversation in a restaurant. They're going to judge you based on what you type - if you type nonsense, people will think you're full of nonsense. When I tried online dating, I was repulsed (yes, repulsed...I know it's a strong word, but it's accurate) by some of the misspellings I encountered. \n\nIt's not cool to be dumb and uneducated. It might be in high school, but when you're 30 years old and you have to ask your customers "Do you want to super size that?", people think you're pathetic. There's no way my company would hire someone who spells like that, and I would assume the same holds true for most companies with jobs that pay double digit hourly wages.\n\nMaybe it's the anonymity of the internet. I'd be curious to get all of these atrocious spellers together in a room with pens and paper, and see what they write on a job application, or something else that really matters. Then we could see how many people are consciously dumbing themselves down online, since they have nobody watching. \n\nI don't think you are being a jerk by asking this question. I can't help but think the poor spellers are also poor in math, science, business, etc. This is one of the reasons that China and India might overtake the US - their citizens can spell better than ours.
1145674
That's not a dumb question at all.  Yes, the spelling and grammar that I see online frightens me too.  I understand things like saying u instead of you or stuff like lol, because it's just to shorten things a bit.  But some of it is just plain lack of education, and that scares me.  Obviously, our country's education system just plain sucks.  Illiteracy is dangerous- without information, people do stupid things.  Without proper language skills, people have trouble getting jobs or functioning in life.  That illiteracy is so widespread today is sickening.  Even our President's grammar is horrible.  For example, "is our children learning?"  Evidently not.  This truly is the age of "every child left behind."
358707
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)
521818
I find it annoying that most people are too lazy to speak or write any kind of English properly. Give it a couple of decades and they will probably be teaching SMS shorthand grammar in schools.
478959
As a former teacher, I am very aware of misspellings and incorrect grammar.  However, computer short-hand for emails and texting on cell phones contribute to these problems.\n\nWe also went through a period of time in schools when too little emphasis was put on correct spelling and grammar. Schools were teaching "whole language" reading without the benefits of step-by-step phonics.  We are now reaping the products of that time.\n\nIn answer to your question, though, I haven't noticed a huge amount of improper spelling and grammar.  The spell-check available right at the answer box probably helps a great deal. I'm also fairly new to this site, so my opinion may change over time.
425601
Because nobody cares about grammar and spelling anymore.  When my stepson would say something like, "Him and me are going to the store" I would correct him by saying, "You mean, 'he and I'." His response would always be, "whatever."\n\nThere's also this fad in education now where you teach "writing" first without worrying about spelling or grammar.  The idea is that it gets them writing sooner and they can learn spelling and grammar later.  The problem is that they never learn spelling or grammar because it's too late.\n\nIt's very frustrating.
605197
i have a son who is dyslexic and it made me realize that everything that we do on a daily basis involves language. unfortunately he feels that he is stupid because he has difficulty reading and writing but he is a mechanical genius.  what god takes away in one area he makes up for in another .  people who are rude about this have no compassion and if u ask me they are ignorant in their own way.
674780
I'd like to think that most people don't care, just because it's Yahoo Answers or the Internet, but the same people that don't use spell check here, probably don't use spell check anywhere... Know what I mean?
461969
I agree whole-heartedly. This has been bugging me quite a bit. What bothers me even more is that people have such horrific spelling and grammar to begin with. I'm assuming that most of the people who post on this website are at least 13 or older. People of that age should be capable of expressing themselves clearly and intelligently.
185810
It is because improper spelling used to be a source of shame, but these days people do not care.  In fact, many people brag about their bad spelling because they say they are not "wasting time" worrying about spelling.
124780
I am bothered by anyone, from any nationality, over the age of 18, that cannot spell or read words from their own language. What bothers me more is the fact that many of them have completed grade school, high school and college and still cannot spell properly and apparently don't care enough to learn. There is something wrong with a school system that will pass children through who cannot read or spell correctly. There is something wrong with parents who do not take any actions when they realize the school system has failed and their child can't spell or read. There is also something wrong with the person who is willing to go through life unable to read or spell words from their own language. Hopefully our school systems will change the way they teach and go back to putting more emphasis on reading and spelling.
49574
I no wut you meen. :) People learn how to speak properly, they just don't care and forget how to do it. Lose/loose, your/you're, they're/their/there misspelligs are real annoying..
184775
apparently spelling and grammar...