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[Humour] Could of and Should of: Who is to blame: The Poll

Well, who is to blame for these aberrations?

  • Teachers: Must drill basics into kids. Offer a sacrificial teacher each time it happens

    Votes: 20 24.7%
  • Parents of the snowflake will not correct their kids variety

    Votes: 24 29.6%
  • Grammar Pedants who people now actively rebel against

    Votes: 7 8.6%
  • The offending person who should be auto-enrolled in National Service.

    Votes: 20 24.7%
  • Other

    Votes: 10 12.3%

  • Total voters
    81
  • Poll closed .


studio150

Well-known member
Jul 30, 2011
29,553
On the Border
The inventors of calculators, and spread sheets.

Without these mental arithmetic standards would be far higher than they are now.
 






binky

Active member
Aug 9, 2005
632
Hove
Other. I blame the people who say 'should of'. Surely they know it's the wrong word?

Oh, who am I kidding. There's still loads of people who sing "Going up TO win the Cup" even though it makes absolutely no sense. Got no chance of them realising it should be HAVE not OF.

I always interpreted that line as "going up to (Wembley to) win the cup"
 


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Oct 8, 2003
49,334
Faversham




SouthCoastOwl

New member
May 23, 2013
1,719
Vaux Sur Seine
I din't thawt it were thee fallt of thee teechers, itz thee curent curickulum innit.
 


Herr Tubthumper

Well-known member
NSC Patreon
Jul 11, 2003
59,198
The Fatherland
I blame the individual. If you cannot spell, you can always learn how to.
 


Herr Tubthumper

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Jul 11, 2003
59,198
The Fatherland
Teacher trainers in the 1970s prioritised creativity over accuracy "which can be taught later" (except that it never was).

Creativity certainly isn’t a priority now though. Do you think this will lead to improvement?
 






Herr Tubthumper

Well-known member
NSC Patreon
Jul 11, 2003
59,198
The Fatherland
Fair enough. I expect some pillock will be along soon blaming Brexit.............................

No they won’t. We all know Brexit is a symptom of the illiterate, not the cause.
 






Bwian

Kiss my (_!_)
Jul 14, 2003
15,898
Absolutely disagree. If an applicant sends me a CV/cover letter with spelling or grammar errors (or platitudes, cliches or unintended bathos), it goes straight in the bin. My 'real world' is a hard and unforgiving world.

Were you in the wine lake when you wrote that Doc? punk:
 


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GT49er

Well-known member
Feb 1, 2009
46,470
Gloucester
No they won’t. We all know Brexit is a symptom of the illiterate, not the cause.

Obviously the word "all" has a different meaning in Germany. Come to think of it, so does "know", judging by the way you (mis)use it.

I must admit it has German efficiency stamped all over it though. "all" is much more quick and easy to type than 'some desperate remoaners', and "know" is much shorter than 'try to pretend'. Some sort of misunderstood text-speak, I expect. Bless.............
 




BrianWade4

Well-known member
Aug 17, 2010
3,152
A nice bit of South London
The difference between “invite” and “invitation”

We “was” rather than “were”

Etc etc etc etc

Actually, I don’t have the energy for this... so **** them

If they can’t talk properly, they won’t get jobs.
 








Super Steve Earle

Well-known member
Feb 23, 2009
8,313
North of Brighton
Teachers are to blame. Yet, the first thing they do when they meet you is announce 'I'm a teacher' as if it validates everthing they say. Even the woman in front of me in Tesco last night to the cashier. 'Well I'm a teacher blah blah'. It's their job to correct things like 'would of'.
 



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