My wife claims I can't hear! YET, I seem to hear fine when people do not mumble and attempt proper pronunciation.

The line that comes to me here is

[drawl]
"What we have here is a failure to communicate."
[/drawl]

One of the great problems with texting is "autocorrect". The entire meaning of what is said can be changed by this program, expecially if you dont have a lot of time and dont proofread what you write carefully before hitting "send"

My generation (I'm 75) has a habit of starting an answer with, "Well, blah, blah, blah........" I note that younger people, even in their 40s are starting an answer with, "So....blah, blah, blah."

I'll have to defer to an English major on whether or not that statement actually qualifies as bad grammar.

I agree that sometimes poor grammar can make a point - but that also illustrates my point exactly: that the choice of poor grammar, etc. came from an ordered thought pattern and conveyed a specific idea.

I've always thought that those who fail to use proper language, spelling, diction, vocabulary, and punctuation are either: unintelligent; poorly educated; lazy; conformist; not wanting to do things properly; rebellious; inattentive to details; etc.

Sometimes poor grammar makes a salient point. “We have met the enemy, and he is us.”

I dunno. Whut ain't kool, is not speakin' Engwish wit no good grandmarr. Ya gots ta use all dem proper nowns, verbalization's and addgitationtives..

Thank you for posting that.

I am driven to exasperation daily by the "like" crowd.

And if you think it is only the "average people", whoever they are, use it you are mistaken. I heard/saw a number of "celebrities" doing the same thing, which obviously gives us an insight of their level of intellect, if we can use the word.

One of the (main) reasons for this is the culture of videos and audios where people do not learn writing or spelling.

An example from my area when a guy in the classroom presented a paper on "guerilla warfare", misspelling the word for "gorilla" throughout the paper.

I don't think it is going to get better. Schools are preoccupied by PC curriculum and pay little attention to essential things. We have to do the homework ourselves.

Some ain’t gonna do it. Others ain’t gonna no it.

If you spend much time online you see widespread misuse of grammar and repeated spelling errors.
It definitely changes my degree of respect for someone when they do not properly use the language.
My usage is flawed, too, but I make an effort to eliminate the most obvious errrors.