I can't tell you how many times I read a news article and find a typo or a word used out of context. It makes me wonder about the education level of the reporter as well as the editor; who should catch these mistakes anyway? I'm not claiming to have the best grammar or spelling (actually, I do spell well above average, my grammar can always use some work though), but these are basic things that shouldn't even make it to the page, let alone to the finished article. In a society where "text speak" is becoming more acceptable every day, what are we teaching the younger generation by saying it's ok to let these things slide? Does this bother others as much as it bothers me, or am I being stodgy?
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