Curiosity: Dollar sign position before/after numbers
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I don't write in cursive. But recent studies have shown that students that write their SAT essays in cursive have better grammar, spelling, and can more clearly use the english language.
Myself, I can read at a very high level, but I have trouble writing that high as my mind is more numbers based.
More than likely the kid that was taught in Japan was a couple grades above his peers...
Myself, I can read at a very high level, but I have trouble writing that high as my mind is more numbers based.
More than likely the kid that was taught in Japan was a couple grades above his peers...
At the very least, I'd say. But, it just blows my mind that the education standards of today are MUCH lower than 20 years ago, esp. in grammar and english.
I admit that most of the time I tend to be lazy with my grammar and spelling on the internet, and contribute to the horrid trend of putting the $ after the price.
Believe it or not, standards aren't lower, they're higher.
How many different types of verbs are there now? When my parents went to school, a verb was a verb. The English language is an adaptive language and has survived because of this. This is why we have so many acceptions to the rules of spelling and grammar.
How many different types of verbs are there now? When my parents went to school, a verb was a verb. The English language is an adaptive language and has survived because of this. This is why we have so many acceptions to the rules of spelling and grammar.
Grammar is pretty ridiculous these days. I'm a high school student, trust me. There are more descriptions for every little damn word then there are commonly used words. The cursive thing happened to me as well, I moved schools in the same school district and ended up almost two years ahead of my age group at the new school. I felt like I got jewed out of schooling. I ended up taking sixth grade math in fourth, I was reading the whole library (at the time, there was a system in place where you could NOT read outside of your reading level. My first placement test gave me a 12.9, which was the highest score possible and equated to a college bound high school graduate. Fourth grade teacher made me read at a fourth grade level. Killed my interest in education. Thanks Mrs. Webster! Anyway: ), took the accelerated classes in middle school and I'm in all AP classes in high school. Still have zero interest in education. Grading is ridiculously biased, teachers randomly assign huge group projects back to back to back to back with no regard to extracurricular schedules or even basic things like students having lives. Mainly one comes to mind, but I'm getting off topic.
The point I was trying to make is this: Kids today have much higher standards then what you had. They've gotten significantly harder in the past 11 years that I've been in school, I'm sure it's even worse over a larger scale. However, many students do not care about school. Further damaging is the fact that the truly intelligent students have realized that our current school system is FUCKED and excel and fail as they see fit, myself included.
I personally feel that most grammatical, pronunciation, spelling and punctuation errors made today are more a result of students not caring rather than not being taught. This problem will continue to worsen until SOMEONE does SOMETHING about the mind fuck that is America's school system.
The point I was trying to make is this: Kids today have much higher standards then what you had. They've gotten significantly harder in the past 11 years that I've been in school, I'm sure it's even worse over a larger scale. However, many students do not care about school. Further damaging is the fact that the truly intelligent students have realized that our current school system is FUCKED and excel and fail as they see fit, myself included.
I personally feel that most grammatical, pronunciation, spelling and punctuation errors made today are more a result of students not caring rather than not being taught. This problem will continue to worsen until SOMEONE does SOMETHING about the mind fuck that is America's school system.
You're probably right, and I definitely haven't thought if it that way -- but if you're where you're supposed to be at one school, then transfer and are suddenly 2 grades ahead, it's obviously not the students in my eyes....it's the curriculum. It seems to me like they're 'dumbing down' the education system. Whether it's because of shit like 'No Student Left Behind', or the kids just don't give a fuck (so they bring it down to a level they're comfortable with), but something's broken and needs to be fixed fast.
Quin: I literally slept through my last two years of high school and took credit by exams to pass and graduate.
Good example is my astronomy class. I made teh teacher look like a fool because the books wheren't right and I corrected him on it. He got pissed and asked if I had written a book. The next day we where in the computer lab looking at the REAL present day info.
I slept through that class, woke up for tests and got straight A's on the tests.
The education system is retarded when they cut they ENTIRE technology budget to hire more coaches and cause teachers to quit and retire because of the bullshit...
Jeff: :thefinger
I didn't catch it damn spelling nazis LOL
Good example is my astronomy class. I made teh teacher look like a fool because the books wheren't right and I corrected him on it. He got pissed and asked if I had written a book. The next day we where in the computer lab looking at the REAL present day info.
I slept through that class, woke up for tests and got straight A's on the tests.
The education system is retarded when they cut they ENTIRE technology budget to hire more coaches and cause teachers to quit and retire because of the bullshit...
Jeff: :thefinger
I didn't catch it damn spelling nazis LOL
Look up the origins of the English language and you'll understand why it's so damn confusing. It has adopted words from many other languages to the point that the EXCEPTIONS are huge.
English is one of THE hardest languages to learn, as the grammar is opposite (good example is spanish to english), or the grammar has exceptions that confuses people.
If I can find the LONG rant from Gallagher I'd post it...
English is one of THE hardest languages to learn, as the grammar is opposite (good example is spanish to english), or the grammar has exceptions that confuses people.
If I can find the LONG rant from Gallagher I'd post it...
actually, in response to someones "question" on page 2 or something... you DO put the ? at the beginning of a sentance... if you speak spanish (latin too?). this way, you know the proper tone of the sentance youre going to read rather than trying to put an upward entendeau (is that even the word im thinking of?) at the last word of the sentace when you happen to realize "oh shit, this was a question". conversations flow more smoothly if you have advanced warning and such.
I like that the $ is before the numerals because i indicates that its not just a random number, its actually a significant number.
and when i talk about foreign currency, i still place the $ before the numerals but just suffix it with the currency, like $700aud, or $480ptas (that ones for you Justin lol). i like to actually LOOK like i know what im talking about. people tend to respect my thoughts and opinions more when i speak more eloquently than if i use alternating caps and spell phonetically. Younger kids these days tend to use it like its their 1st language on my local forums. it pisses me right the hell off. one girl, probably 17, was asking about buying a civic and said things like "lyk" and "Relly" and "Luk" and "no" and subsituted Z for the S and such... and then she PM's me and her text was actually NORMAL. these people do it on purpose... they know what the hell they are doing. thats like saying "i didnt know my penis was in her, sweety...i was drunk". You know what youre doing when your drunk! you may not REMEMBER it the next day, and you may have said "fuck it" and done something you wouldnt normally do... but you KNOW, oh you know.
im so glad im smart and didnt attend lower schools in fla.
I like that the $ is before the numerals because i indicates that its not just a random number, its actually a significant number.
and when i talk about foreign currency, i still place the $ before the numerals but just suffix it with the currency, like $700aud, or $480ptas (that ones for you Justin lol). i like to actually LOOK like i know what im talking about. people tend to respect my thoughts and opinions more when i speak more eloquently than if i use alternating caps and spell phonetically. Younger kids these days tend to use it like its their 1st language on my local forums. it pisses me right the hell off. one girl, probably 17, was asking about buying a civic and said things like "lyk" and "Relly" and "Luk" and "no" and subsituted Z for the S and such... and then she PM's me and her text was actually NORMAL. these people do it on purpose... they know what the hell they are doing. thats like saying "i didnt know my penis was in her, sweety...i was drunk". You know what youre doing when your drunk! you may not REMEMBER it the next day, and you may have said "fuck it" and done something you wouldnt normally do... but you KNOW, oh you know.
im so glad im smart and didnt attend lower schools in fla.
Poodles said:
My roommate is in 4th year university studies in Linguistics. I don't know what the heck he is reading about or writing research papers on most of the time, but I have picked up quite a few tidbits regarding language history, as well as my own research.
I'm quite aware of a lot of the origins of the modern English language and our odd rules and exceptions. English is one messed up language, but whatever
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there was a REALLY cool series on I believe History International about how English started, how it almost died, adn how it's still a growing language...
In regards to FlybyU's post, I immediately remembered the part in Anchorman where he goes "I'm Ron.......Burgundddddyy?" hahaha
But yeah, in spanish we put a question mark 1st, but then again, that's spanish, we're speaking about english here..
Also english isn't a hard language to learn, if you pay attention, you'll pick it up easily...
But yeah, in spanish we put a question mark 1st, but then again, that's spanish, we're speaking about english here..
Also english isn't a hard language to learn, if you pay attention, you'll pick it up easily...
lol.. ron BurgunDYY?? haha, touche.
i was tryin to find the clip of where, on family guy, stewie was picking out all of Jillian's flaws trying to convince brian to dump her. stewie was mocking here, sayin "oh and how bout that annoying way she talks... and every sentance ends in an upward entendeau? kinda like shes asking a question? like thiiiiisss??" lol and then brian said something like "oh god, i do have to break up with HERRrrrr? GREAT, Now im doing it too!"
i was tryin to find the clip of where, on family guy, stewie was picking out all of Jillian's flaws trying to convince brian to dump her. stewie was mocking here, sayin "oh and how bout that annoying way she talks... and every sentance ends in an upward entendeau? kinda like shes asking a question? like thiiiiisss??" lol and then brian said something like "oh god, i do have to break up with HERRrrrr? GREAT, Now im doing it too!"