Have recent generations forgotten correct spelling and grammar?

I think students give only what is required of them. Most job applicants give only what is required. And to be fair, some jobs don't reward the articulate workers. Some managers look down on a worker who comes across as too well educated; it makes them feel uncomfortable.

Schools (colleges included) are passing students who cannot write complete sentences. My nursing school dumbs down the program and makes us do lots of busy-work so those who can't do basic math or writing can learn.

The scary thing is that a misspelled word in a patient chart can totally change the meaning of something. IMHO, spelling and somewhat coherent grammar should be as important to Nursing school as the calculations exams.

I'm starting to get the idea that America as a whole has devalued education. People are graduating High School barely able to read. We have parents who parents complain when their kids have homework. Over the semesters, I've watched classmates cheat or drop out when they're challenged. We live in a society that values youth, fun, social interactions, and instant gratification. Wisdom, education, and accuracy are for the nerds and old people, I guess.

The poor grammar that today's society uses disgusts me. Before I start my rant, I'll admit that I'm guilty of the occasional grammatical error. English and grammar was not my strong point in high school. Despite my shortcomings, even I know that the word "you" is not spelled "u". I refuse to use numbers to replace words (example: "4" instead of "for"). It has become socially acceptable to text message and type like an idiot. Many people today have gotten so used to texting "shorthand", that they will also type emails and papers like this. It amazes me how many people send out work emails that show the spelling and grammatical skills of a first grader. It is hard for me to take these emails seriously, no matter what information they may contain. I think people don't realize that when they send out poorly written letters or emails, they discredit themselves. "end rant"

-Yes, I'm sure I have some grammatical errors in this message.

I have to say it is not spelling and grammar use (or misuse) that i find irritating, it is poor, unlegible handwriting. It drives me batty especially when i have to chase that person down to get a translation of their scrawl.

As my grandmother would say, looks like a spider fell in the inkwell, then crawled across the page.


Ceilingcat- There are some girls on my course who cant write a simple sentance and sitting through their presentations is awful for me as i want to open their save files and fill in the missing words. Yes english is their second language, but some of them have lived and worked in england for over 3 decades yet their skills are appauling. ok, i cant even imagine being fluent in two or more languages but some of these women struggle to string a sentance together, how are they going to cope when faced with an irrate relative or a confused patient?

djaychris-i caught a doctor writting up something and she actually wrote '4' bless her she was embarressed when i pointed it out to her.

wat r u talkin about we have g8 grrmer

I think one of the problems with the younger generation is spell check on computers. Seriously, I used to be a great speller. I used to win spelling bee's all the time. Now that I've been using a computer for the last 10 years I don't pay attention to stuff like that. When I'm hand writing something I find myself having trouble spelling words I know I could have spelled when I was 12. So I think that could be one of the reasons for that problem.

I am appalled at the lack of spelling skills that I have come across--from my children's teachers--both with masters degress to my professors-all with masters & other graduate degrees at nursing school. The unfortunate thing is during exams, I have to spell check & ask for clarification on the questions as some of the questions are nonsensical...grrrrr

Hello..
I must agree. I think we have gotten lazy because of emailing and texting where so many abbreviations are used. My grandson says that he doesn't type homework the same way he texts but I think that those texting habits are hard to break and they do carry over to more formal communication.

I will admit that I may be a bit shallow and/or judgmental but when I see correspondence with misspelled words and poor sentence structure, I make a quick assessment that perhaps this person isn't highly educated. I work in Human Resources and I'm often amazed at how poorly professionals express themselves. (i.e. I work well with my piers or I have great rapore with my team) Really??

I don't even want to get into the interpersonal issues that occur because people aren't savvy in face to face communication. Maybe we can find away to communicate with patients through texting.

How about the nurse that can't make an assignment for 22 patients with 3 PCAS without getting out a calculator?

AARRRRRUUUUGGGGHHHHHHHH!

Kathy
sharpeimom

omg thats terrifying...