A recent article in the Metro newspaper (Feb 2 2010) reported complaints from university professors regarding today’s grammar. Apparently, technology like Facebook, Twitter, and text messaging are causing this generation of post-secondary students to fail spectacularly when it comes to academic writing. Let’s look at some common text/FB/Twitter/etc phrases for a moment:
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Having almost completed a degree in psychology, I understand enough about the human mind to know that even an individual doesn’t undesrstand why he thinks the way he does. Most people, however, do not have university degrees in psychology, and therefore are unlikely to understand anything in depth about the way we think. The way [...]

*Sigh* I can’t believe I have to write this, Toronto. I can’t believe that after we’ve all been using the TTC for so many years, we’re still having to sit down and talk about what you should and shouldn’t be doing on public transit. I can’t believe there are still so many ill-mannered miscreants in [...]