Best of the Worst Grammar
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
United States
December 1, 2016 8:54am CST
You have heard about the tornadoes in Tennessee and it certainly is a tragedy. One of the tornadoes hit in the town of Athens, TN. The tornado took down a Sav-a-Lot grocery store and there was damage to homes and other buildings in Athens.
The Chattanooga news team had a reporter on the scene in the parking lot of the downed grocery store. She interviewed two people who had gone to look at the damage. It was a mother and daughter from the town and they both expressed sadness over the destruction.
At the end of the segment the mother said, and I paraphrase: It could have been worser, much worser,
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
2 Dec 16
-shudder- I feel both sad for the destruction of the property and that of the English language.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
2 Dec 16
The property can be fixed, not sure about the grammar.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
7 Dec 16
@AbbyGreenhill lol, no, that's prob beyond the help of fixing
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@celticeagle (189927)
• Boise, Idaho
1 Dec 16
I hear the word 'done' misused a lot. They done instead of they did or they have done.
@celticeagle (189927)
• Boise, Idaho
1 Dec 16
@AbbyGreenhill .....I was astonished years ago when, working as a telephone operator, I happened to speak to a customer from the east who said I had an accent. I had never thought of that before. I'm sure most areas of the US have certain phrases too that are incorrect but normal for the area. I can sometimes figure where a person is from by listening to what someone says and how they say it.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
1 Dec 16
there are lots of words used totally incorrectly....and phrases
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
1 Dec 16
@celticeagle I have a Jersey accent always will. I can pick out NJ NY oh and mi accents.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
1 Dec 16
I don't know her she is not on here... I know she isn't educated.
@Marilynda1225 (91127)
• United States
3 Dec 16
bad grammar certainly gave you a good post 
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
3 Dec 16
LOL, it sure did! A post can either be good or worser.
@Rohvannyn (3098)
• United States
2 Dec 16
I hope they do more betterer next time? I definitely share your dismay at the mutilation of the language.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
1 Dec 16
@AbbyGreenhill When I was young I knew a few people who would use worser, which sounded so bad to me.
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
1 Dec 16
@Asylum down here they say a lot of wrong words.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
1 Dec 16
The sad part is the woman said it with a straight/sad face....not a clue.
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@AmbiePam (120969)
• United States
2 Dec 16
Oh. My. Word. The news reporters do that to us too. Every time we have a tornado they find people to interview with no teeth, or someone who, when giving their name, says to call them Big Mama.
Those people are always the ones that make the newscast, and they have no idea they are being laughed at. They are just regular people who happen to be less educated, or weren't blessed with a high IQ.
It just reinforces stereotypes.
@AmbiePam (120969)
• United States
2 Dec 16
@AbbyGreenhill I agree. And I cringe inwardly when I hear that. I have to think they'd speak properly if they knew how? Even though it seems obvious.
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
2 Dec 16
You don't need a high IQ to speak proper English. She isn't a stereotype - she's one of thousand.
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@suziecat7 (3349)
• Asheville, North Carolina
2 Dec 16
Cringe-worthy, for sure. Unfortunately, the use of good grammar isn't drilled into young heads like it used to be.
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
2 Dec 16
If anything had been drilled into this woman's head it didn't work - the suv they were in was pink and grey - inside.
@LeaPea2417 (40037)
• Toccoa, Georgia
1 Dec 16
My Mother would have had a fit if she heard that "bad English"! My Mother taught Elementary School when she was younger and one of the subjects she liked to teach was English. She considers herself an expert in proper spelling and usage of English.
When I was a kid and still even today, if she hears anyone of us use bad English, she will correct us. And I do have memories of her saying that "worser" is awful!
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
1 Dec 16
I wish your mother could teach that lady!!!!!?
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@LadyDuck (502653)
• Italy
3 Dec 16
@AbbyGreenhill 
She must be even proud to be in the news.
She must be even proud to be in the news.1 person likes this
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
3 Dec 16
@LadyDuck People who speak poor grammar probably don't know they do, or they don't care.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
2 Dec 16
Probably not - she probably tapped the news and watched it a zillion times not realizing.
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@sallypup (69206)
• Centralia, Washington
1 Dec 16
Maybe the poor lady was too stunned to be able to speak clearer?
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
2 Dec 16
No way, that's very common around here. Not a lot of education and too many country songs.
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@sallypup (69206)
• Centralia, Washington
2 Dec 16
@AbbyGreenhill The old country ballads are quite intriguing. Their origins come from Scotland and Ireland.
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@JudyEv (382326)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Dec 16
Tennessee certainly seems to be getting hit with everything at the moment. But I guess it could be worser!
@GooglePlus (3806)
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11 Dec 16
Well I can't comment, I am not always grammatically correct either. But good thing is I am reading post and trying to improve it 
@silvermist (19701)
• India
1 Dec 16
@AbbyGreenhill Well,there are some words my teacher taught in school,that I remember even now.(good,better,best and bad,worse and worst) Are you sure,they are natives of TN?Thank you for the chuckle.
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
1 Dec 16
You're welcome for the chuckle and yes, they are natives...you can't fake the accent here LOL.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
1 Dec 16
I know and you know the difference but she didn't LOL.
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