In the last couple of years I've gotten rather obsessed with certain grammar issues. I do not profess to be an expert. However, my grammar is generally pretty good and my vocabulary is rather large so I am able to express myself quite well. Certain things bother me more than others. For instance, I resist correcting issue with "you and I" vs. "you and me." I resist this mostly because I almost always impulsively change everything to "you and I" even when "you and me" is grammatically correct.
I always thought the thing that bothered me the most was the incorrect use of "good" and "well" (i.e. when someone says, "Johnny did that so good" instead of saying, "Johnny did that so well").
However, I've found a new saying that bothers me even more than the good vs. well problem. I was on the bus the other day on my way to school and I overheard a phone conversation. What I overheard was a fully grown man telling his friend that, "she don't got nothing."
I don't think that you can get any more wrong than that! I wanted to get up and scream in his face, "SHE DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING!!!!!!!!!" However, I restrained myself (except of course for telling you all and my family :D)
It's moments like that where I can't wait to be a teacher!
I always thought the thing that bothered me the most was the incorrect use of "good" and "well" (i.e. when someone says, "Johnny did that so good" instead of saying, "Johnny did that so well").
However, I've found a new saying that bothers me even more than the good vs. well problem. I was on the bus the other day on my way to school and I overheard a phone conversation. What I overheard was a fully grown man telling his friend that, "she don't got nothing."
I don't think that you can get any more wrong than that! I wanted to get up and scream in his face, "SHE DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING!!!!!!!!!" However, I restrained myself (except of course for telling you all and my family :D)
It's moments like that where I can't wait to be a teacher!
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