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Originally Posted by PulpMind
Your post is hilarious because it's filled with gramitical and spelling errors.
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I like to think I speak the language well. I really don't have any errors jumping out at me. Except this:
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Originally Posted by PulpMind
to answer your initial (and, presumably, rhetorical) question
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where it would correctly be written, I believe, without parentheses or the commas.
Regarding the language degrading: Your right, it is dynamic and changes somewhat, because of misuse, but is that a good reason to knowingly speak incorrectly. I don't think so.
On the other hand, while we speak in a casual manner, like in this forum, I don't expect to see all posts refereed by scholars. I like to see people communicate well, but until the majority of people speaking a language come to the understanding that it is not much more difficult to speak well than not to speak well, we will continue to see a dynamic language change very rapidly.
To be honest, I happen to think it all boils down to parenting. Those brought up being allowed to write and speak incorrectly, I believe, are far more likely to do so in the future. It is a norm at that point. Very few people, that I am aware of, think it is a big enough deal to do something about it. I, too, am a perfect example of that, often.
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BTW, a perfect example of mindless usage of a saying without thinking about the meaning is, "I could care less." This makes no sense. Very rarely do you hear somebody say, "I couldn't care less," which would actually make some sense, implying that you care the least amount possible.