&#39;Proper&#39; English is going to the dogs

Michele

@Aquitaine24 (12000)

• San Jose, California

10 Jan 24

It depends on which humans.

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@TheHorse (238306)

• Walnut Creek, California

9 Jan 24

Not at this point. I can spot AI generated text pretty quickly.

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@JudyEv (382068)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 Jan 24

I knew what it meant but surely you could expect it to be written a bit better.

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Kayla Tsukino

@kaylachan (84784)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

9 Jan 24

In the world of AI, I wonder how much people do for themselves anymore. It never seems like much. Sadly. I know blind people, such as myself, have a reputation for being poor spellers. While I'll admit this to be a weakness in myself, I have friends who rely way to much on text-to-speach and voice dictation for everything.

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Kayla Tsukino

@kaylachan (84784)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

10 Jan 24

@JudyEv I watched those things become what they are today. And, despite their existence I've made an effort to improve upon my grammar and spelling.

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Michele

@Aquitaine24 (12000)

• San Jose, California

10 Jan 24

I didn’t know you were blind—maybe your spelling didn’t give you away as much as you think.

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@JudyEv (382068)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 Jan 24

My brother was blind too and his spelling wasn't always the best. He was gone before text-to-speech and voice dictation became commonplace.

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (98005)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

9 Jan 24

I guess they wanted to condense this as best as they could but it sure could confuse a person about what really happened,

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Michele

@Aquitaine24 (12000)

• San Jose, California

10 Jan 24

I agree. The sublime makes it sound like he was protesting something.

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (98005)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

10 Jan 24

@JudyEv maybe it was the Invisible Man. Hey, these days I could believe anyone and everyone wants to get into the act

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@JudyEv (382068)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Jan 24

@RasmaSandra You could be right!

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@TheHorse (238306)

• Walnut Creek, California

9 Jan 24

I am seeing this (lack of decent editing) too. It's quite upsetting.

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@TheHorse (238306)

• Walnut Creek, California

10 Jan 24

@JudyEv I went all @Maluse and corrected a couple of MyLotters' typos today. How can people be so careless and expect to be taken seriously?

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@JudyEv (382068)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Jan 24

@TheHorse I used to tell people if they had mistakes in the titles but I don't bother anymore.

@JudyEv (382068)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 Jan 24

I find it annoying.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (21497)

• London, England

9 Jan 24

This is like cars that collide, what was the driver doing at the time!

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@JudyEv (382068)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Jan 24

@Ronrybs Some of those teachers don't know nothing.

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@JudyEv (382068)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 Jan 24

Yes, exactly. Such errors seem to be happening with monotonous regularity lately.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (21497)

• London, England

10 Jan 24

@JudyEv Just don't teach 'em proper anymore, innit!

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Manuela Lopes

@nela13 (59365)

• Portugal

9 Jan 24

I wonder if they read what they wrote before publishing it.

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@JudyEv (382068)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 Jan 24

It certainly doesn't look like it.

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Manuela Lopes

@nela13 (59365)

• Portugal

11 Jan 24

@JudyEv it doesn't.

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (51819)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

9 Jan 24

Then there are the news stories that mention an event being held at [abc] without ever explaining what the initials stand for or where the place is located.

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@JudyEv (382068)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 Jan 24

Yes, I've seen that happen way too often too.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (208906)

• United States

9 Jan 24

Yup, lots of things don't get picked up for sure.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (208906)

• United States

10 Jan 24

@JudyEv What bugs me is when highly paid news anchors mispronounce something. The guy who gives the evening national news here on the channel I watch is really, really nice, respectful and good looking, but he mispronounced Riordan, pronounced as Reardon..(the Irish name) and it bugged me. The local news is even worse with the things they mispronounce and some are quite common. Nobody is perfect, but by the time you get to the national media you should be able to pronounce common things.

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@JudyEv (382068)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 Jan 24

Oh well, it gives me something to grizzle about.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502466)

• Italy

9 Jan 24

I agree, that phrase is very badly written. I see this more and more in our local newspapers, very bad Italian and full of errors. Those gum/eucalyptus are lovely and also Kink is a cute kitty.

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@JudyEv (382068)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 Jan 24

Once, our national papers were to be admired for their writing but not any more.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502466)

• Italy

10 Jan 24

@JudyEv The Italian "Corriere della Sera" was used in schools to teach Italian. We are going all the way down.

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@TheHorse (238306)

• Walnut Creek, California

10 Jan 24

@JudyEv Sad to hear.

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (135744)

• Marion, Ohio

9 Jan 24

They are all doing that

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@JudyEv (382068)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 Jan 24

Either they don't care or the editors aren't picking up the errors.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

9 Jan 24

I agree with you. It needs editing and clarification.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

10 Jan 24

@JudyEv Yes, it does.

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (122162)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

9 Jan 24

I know what you mean that the publishers of the media on the internet would have more thought on what they publish.

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@JudyEv (382068)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 Jan 24

It's a shame when they can't get things right or when things don't make sense.

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (122162)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

10 Jan 24

@JudyEv You are right.

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Anindita Sengupta

@aninditasen (18198)

• Raurkela, India

9 Jan 24

They use articles and words in the wrong place which is not pointed out by the readers. I think readers should start commenting on published articles.

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@JudyEv (382068)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 Jan 24

I wonder if that would help? I often feel like sending an article in with all the errors outlined in red.

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@JudyEv (382068)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Jan 24

@aninditasen I can't see them taking any notice if anyone tried to help them.

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Anindita Sengupta

@aninditasen (18198)

• Raurkela, India

11 Jan 24

@JudyEv They will surely help if we not only underline them but give the correct version. Of course I doubt if nowadays head strong journalists will accept it.

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (222302)

• United States

9 Jan 24

Nice picture of the trees and Kink. I wonder if the article was written by a real person? Have a good day.

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@JudyEv (382068)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 Jan 24

Glad you like the photo. I think the piece was written by a Year 10 kid.

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (222302)

• United States

10 Jan 24

@JudyEv lol You could be right.

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popciclecold

@popciclecold (40214)

• United States

9 Jan 24

It seems to be getting worse.

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@JudyEv (382068)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 Jan 24

I'm sure I'm seeing such mistakes more and more often.

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CrimsonSpork

@Manasha (2933)

• Pondicherry, India

4 Dec 24

You’ve highlighted an increasingly common issue with writing quality in the digital age! It’s true that such slip-ups can make even serious topics unintentionally funny. The example you shared, about gunshots apparently happening without any clear human involvement, is an excellent illustration of the need for clarity in communication—especially in journalism.

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