Why does grammar not matter anymore ??
608594
My pet hate is 'I done this or that...' We slaughter the English language. My nephew came home from school with a marked assignment which was to tell a story about his best holiday. Granted he is only 9 and his imagination and use of words was fantastic but his spelling, atrocious. His spelling mistakes were either not picked up or corrected incorrectly by his teacher.We were appalled as when questioned about this his teacher's reaction was 'We encourage imagination, not accuracy'. What! No wonder children cant put a sentence together if teachers cant.
294217
Grammar mishaps are only the tip of the iceberg.  I just read an answer that was ment for another question, and on top of it, it was incorrectly written and rude as hell.
1151719
languages change depending on usage and when new spellings or meanings become more commonly used than the original, language changes to accommodate these trends.\ni'm sure that in the future we will see things like YOU being spelt U just as OLDE no longer has the extra E at the end.
1024268
Grammar, like spelling, seems to be in a constant state of flux.  When I was going to school I was taught "yes, always."  However, I use a comma before "and" when I have a series that could mean two different things, only one of which I intend.  For example: I have two patterns, one of them is black and white and the other one is red and green.  I might state this as: "I have two patterns: black and white, and red and green."  Leaving out the comma before the "and" might lead one to believe that both patterns had all four colours.  (My apologies if that's not the best example, there are probably better ways to word that particular sentence which avoid the comma dilemma altogether, but I hope it gives you an idea of my meaning.)
1065010
Could you put that in the form of a question?\n\nIn computer science, a "grammar" is a way of specifying the syntax of a "language".  Think of it as a way of constructing legal statements.  For example, one type of simple English sentence is "subject verb object".  You can replace "subject" with any noun, "verb" with any real verb, and so on. \n\nFor example, in "Bob threw the ball",  Bob is the subject, threw is the verb and "the ball" is the object. \n\nWhat about context free grammars?  That's a type of grammar where the replacement for a term does NOT depend on what other terms are around it.  In our simple English sentence, what can go in "verb" doesn't depend on what's in "subject" or "object", at least in the syntactic sense.  So "Bob fried the ball" is a legal sentence, even if it's silly.\n\nA context sensitive grammar might be one where what comes next in a legal statement depends on what came first.  In most computer languages when you're constructing an arithmetic expression, after a number or variable, you need an operator next.  You can have "1 + 2" but you can't have "1 2 3".
456584
why cant you write a grammatically correct sentence that makes sense?
767465
I had taken algebra. Past tense.\nI ran versions of both sentence structures thru Microsoft Words grammar checker, and it didn't flag either one.
1015579
Yes, it does bug me. But you spelled grammar wrong. :( It probably doesn't check the title. But that's ok, I jsut wanted to point it out in a nice way before the millions of less kind people come. I always check my spelling, and it just goes to show the type of person you are talking to.
882819
Could it be that you are hiding behind the fact that your are dyslexic and that you really do not care about grammar full stop. \n\nNot being mean here but merely trying to point out that grammar is important and more so as you are dyslexic. You will need all the kudos you can get which will help you to get on in life. I mean if you can get to gribs with your spelling and grammar you will get there in the end.\n\nGood luck and all the very best for the future.
604992
My favorite question ever was, "Why can't anybody use proper grammer?"  I do not know why people do not use spell check.  They are lazy, I guess.
367613
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.
1065064
Lack of emphasis on its importance in primary schools and lack of active participation on the part of parents in their childrens' education. Yes, it does matter. Because:-\n\n1) Inability to spell and use punctuation reduces the ability to communicate effectively (just look at some of the incomprehensible answers given on this site).\n\n2) Arguably, ability to use the written English language (and mathematics) is indicative of an ordered, logical mind. However, that's not to say that the English language is logical. It isn't. Take trough and plough, for example.
582597
what are you are talking about?? nice grammar.
1035214
Maybe you should brush up on your grammar skills...that may be the turn off...
650067
dont worry about physics. review grammar instead. it's more important
441714
Wheee!!! Really looking to stick it to Americans... until we look at your written mechanics. LMAO!!!\n\nNo capital letters, internal comma is missing, hmmmm....\n\nGotta love it!
365165
grammar not grammer. You put the comma anywhere your little heart desires. Grammar is power. Don't be a semi colon when you can be a full colon.