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I work in higher education. Here is an exact reproduction of an e-mail I got yesterday from the Dean of Instruction's secretary concerning directions to an off-campus meeting.
FROM THE SCHOOL TAKE HWY 431 WHICH TURN INTO BROAD STREET
CONTINUE ON BROAD STREET GO PASS 13TH STREET
How is this allowed? There is a mindset in America that believes if you are poor or ethnic, then you are excused from basic language skills. And therefore, the otherwise bright people who need more work in their basic language skills don't bother with it anymore, since everybody looks the other way.
I'm outraged that an employee of a college sends out printed material like this. I've heard people say that the first step toward fixing a problem is admitting there is a problem. Unfortunately, I think most contemporary Americans actually believe that when a problem is identified and admitted, then all responsibility for its correction is abdicated.
Hyperactive kids are expected to behave until they are "diagnosed." Then, they're excused because they "have a problem." The same is true with language butchery.
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