My son is 8 and often he will say to me, “Mom can I tell you
something?”
Me: “Of course. What?”
Son: “Can I …?”
Me: “That is a questions not a tell, Honey.” Then answer his
questions. Or vise versa…
No wonder he gets confused now and then with tell/statement and
ask/questions when adults still do. Sad
is the English language these days. Who and whom still be fudge the majority of
the population, prepositions and their usage in language are unknown to many as
well as just plain old every day run of the mill regular grammar. Yes I do excuse, only because I am one too,
the phone texts or email replies with no capitals and strange word usage, we
have all been there… typing with your thumb can be a challenge for us all.
No I am talking the bigger stuff. I really hate and am
shocked to see the amount of AP and Reuter news reports on my phone with misspelled
words, grammar that would make a pre schoolar blush and word usage that cancel each
other out… double negatives, we is, I are going and on and on… I cannot believe many of the reporters
are still employed as it makes not only themselves look stupid but the company
employing them and allowing their name to be posted on the article. Or non phone replies confusing the ask/tell quandary,
I is and all that. Typos are one thing but seriously if it is not going to a
friend or loved one, proof read and spell check. And for Heaven’s sake know a
tell apart from an ask. It is all in how it is written.
Heaven help our children and our country’s future! Hopefully somewhere along the way there is a reform
that will help our youth figure it out better since so many adults seem to have
no clue.
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