Correct use of Your and You're
02 September 2008, 06:20 PM
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Therein lies one of the many problems associated with modern schooling. Several thousand years ago it was mandatory to have a minimum of Maths and English Language at 'O' Level to get any employment that might lead somewhere other than the pub and/or the bookies. Unlike GCSE's etc. the individual actually had to be able to spell, punctuate and use correct grammar to get the certificate. The Maths even required a book of logarithmic tables for one paper and NO calculator (the candidate was actually expected to UNDERSTAND the subject).
Poor use of the language and an inability to do even basic arithmetic on the fly are indicative of individuals of low intellect.
Great Britain. Dumbing down? No way.
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Poor use of the language and an inability to do even basic arithmetic on the fly are indicative of individuals of low intellect.
Great Britain. Dumbing down? No way.
Kevin
02 September 2008, 06:22 PM
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This is a cracker regarding proper language use in exams:
it does show some very basic skills we are looking for - like conveying some meaning and some spelling
For the record, I'm a pedant but prefer to be called an accuratist
(Made up by me, derived from:
accurate - free from error or defect; consistent with a standard, rule, or model; precise; exact)
it does show some very basic skills we are looking for - like conveying some meaning and some spelling
For the record, I'm a pedant but prefer to be called an accuratist
(Made up by me, derived from:
accurate - free from error or defect; consistent with a standard, rule, or model; precise; exact)
02 September 2008, 06:25 PM
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Has anyone mentioned: should of? It's should have, not should of, you idiots. Should have, abbreviated to should've. Not Should of: got it?
02 September 2008, 06:46 PM
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02 September 2008, 11:01 PM
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03 September 2008, 12:05 AM
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Punctuation. 
I don't understand wagrain's apostrophe position either, but, then I'm just an amateur pedantic, compared to some.
I don't understand wagrain's apostrophe position either, but, then I'm just an amateur pedantic, compared to some.
03 September 2008, 01:11 AM
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03 September 2008, 10:55 AM
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and it will only decline further whilst GCSE & A level grades continue to be marked so low.
27% gets a C grade pass at GCSE !!!
I seem to recall it was about 58% at O level & GCSE for me for a C ( I did both btw when they were introduced)
The masters at school would have beaten us senseless for a piece of work at 27%.
No wonder Oxbridge are insisting on an A * system as an A grade at A level means very little now.
I know as an employer clearly exam results etc mean very little when you see the quality and literacy of the candidates that turn up and what work/presentations they do.
27% gets a C grade pass at GCSE !!!
I seem to recall it was about 58% at O level & GCSE for me for a C ( I did both btw when they were introduced)
The masters at school would have beaten us senseless for a piece of work at 27%.
No wonder Oxbridge are insisting on an A * system as an A grade at A level means very little now.
I know as an employer clearly exam results etc mean very little when you see the quality and literacy of the candidates that turn up and what work/presentations they do.
03 September 2008, 10:56 AM
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03 September 2008, 11:39 AM
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03 September 2008, 08:49 PM
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^ I just spotted it too.
The starting line of the article is:
Grammar just ain't what it used to be, it seems.
Can someone tell whether ain't is gramatically correct version of isn't?
I have always thought it was an informal, made-up way of saying/writing aren't,isn't,or am not. Is it a dialect related adaptation, I think
I don't think ain'tcan be used in a formal document.
Are BBC right to use ain't- rather than using isn't?
Moreover, if someone can tell me if an organisation as a whole should be referred as "Is BBC right to use ain't?" It's like cursing Manweb, we say- Manweb are this, that, or the other. It should be - Manweb is this, that, or the other; shouldn't it be?
English is my second language. I find English language related debates interesting. That's why I put forward my query here.
The starting line of the article is:
Grammar just ain't what it used to be, it seems.
Can someone tell whether ain't is gramatically correct version of isn't?
I have always thought it was an informal, made-up way of saying/writing aren't,isn't,or am not. Is it a dialect related adaptation, I think
I don't think ain'tcan be used in a formal document.Are BBC right to use ain't- rather than using isn't?
Moreover, if someone can tell me if an organisation as a whole should be referred as "Is BBC right to use ain't?" It's like cursing Manweb, we say- Manweb are this, that, or the other. It should be - Manweb is this, that, or the other; shouldn't it be?English is my second language. I find English language related debates interesting. That's why I put forward my query here.