Grammar IS Important
Sadly, although it is deemed entirely unacceptable to drink and drive, or park in a disabled bay when, just the previous week, you ran the London Marathon in record time (while wearing a bunny suit for Cancer relief during baking summer temperatures), it still seems to be perfectly acceptable to spell words wrong and completely abuse the gift that is grammar. And it isn’t just the younger generation who are at fault and in need of a swift kick up the butt (and in some cases to the side of the head); studies show that older people are also committing these cardinal sins and are often completely clueless to it! The answer would, of course be to go door-to-door and force every person in the land to do a spelling test whether they liked it or not, and then ship those who don’t do well off to some Alcatraz-style punctuation and grammar boot camp, where they will be forced to work a very boring job like touring caravan insurance quote salesmen until they sort themselves out.
But that’s unlikely to happen, of course, at least any time soon. So it looks like we are just going to have to suffer with these people for now… You may well find yourself thinking that I am going a bit overboard now. That grammar isn’t THAT important. But here’s the thing: employers care about spelling and grammar, and not doing well in a test like this could indeed mean you not getting the job you always wanted. Grammar is more than just a few rules, you see – it’s the staple of communication that, if messed with, can really screw up a lot of things. Like how we interact, how we convey our emotions, and a number of other things. So, you see, it really is IMPORTANT!
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