12.19.2008

Grammatical Disregard

Dear World Inhabitant,

I am seventeen years old. I write in a blog. I do not own a website.

There is a person, a Web entrepreneur, who made a website called http://www.mycyc.com/. His or her goals apparently comprise making a website, inviting teens to join the website and lowering the standards of grammar.

Look at it: http://www.mycyc.com/. Tell me your inner grammarian doesn't just hurl.

I can understand the teen blogs containing such egregious mistakes, but the homepage of a website should be professional. The lowercase I's and the placement of apostrophes—or worse, the exclusion of necessary apostrophes—are just a couple among many grammatical mistakes. People wonder why some teens are completely inept in grammar. I blame adults who try to be 'hip' by ignoring grammar. Most teens would think, if this adult can do it, so can I.

Let's cross into an era of good grammar, an era in which all people value grammar and adhere to its principles. Right now, I would actually be happy with even half of the population caring to study grammar.

Sincerely,
Nathan

PS I deliberately used comprise to portend my next topic.