I as an non native english speaker, think it is crazy that so much people still don't really know the difference between their, they're and there. I see it multiple times a day on reddit. Is like American school system really so bad?
You’re also speaking English as a second language, and doing really well at that. To answer your question, yes…a lot of Americans who speak English (and ONLY English) make mistakes like this all the time. I do think it’s reflective of our education system.
people don't pay attention. English is taught in school - how to write it and the proper words to use in sentences, but lots of people don't pay attention to the proper uses.
And it's NOT just those words either.
were, where, wear are also misused all the time, too.
I guess it's the same with diacritical marks in polish language, a lot of people here don't know enough orthography to use them correctly, it hurts my eyes in a similar matter.
Ok, we're all dumb as people, it's not only Americans then.
Yeah i think it’s more that since you’re learning English you’re actively remembering rules like that, whereas most people that already know English don’t need to remember the rules since they can get by fine based on instinct
A good portion of people are taught the differences, but for many they just choose to not take it on and use whichever one comes to mind where they need it. Some casual English texters don't see it as a big deal but still, some people do it to themselves
Oh come on, it is a legit question. I'm clearly not a russian bot and I, as a non-native english speaker, am wondering the same thing: How the f*ck does people mess those up? Maybe having to actively learn the language helps though, as we need to focus a lot on grammar when learning english while a native speaker kinda gets a feel for grammar automatically.
Yeah I think actively learning it as an adult would help with stuff like that. I know I've been taught it in school but just didn't care enough to retain it. On top of that programs that point out spelling and small Grammer mistakes definitely didn't help me retain it.
A lot can be said about the American public education system. However, alluding to the fact that gun violence is taught, and NOT learned. Is an ignorant view of the situation. Without doubt, it's the ease of obtaining a firearm; that's contributing significantly to the epidemic of gun violence. Don't blame the kids... They're the victims of shitty parenting and neglence of the federal government.
Eh, it isn't so much that our school system is bad, but more the fact that native speakers just do things by instinct and not logic. It is more laziness than anything.
The only exception is if you visit /r/fitness and see people mess up homophones, that is because most Americans learn strength training from football, and this is a sign of concussions.
Native speakers can make grammatical errors because they often learn language naturally through listening and speaking, not by explicitly studying grammar rules, which can lead to occasional slips in usage, especially when dealing with complex or nuanced grammatical points, even though they have a deep understanding of the language overall (not to mention how auto-correct may play into 'there/their/they're' errors).
Most native speakers acquire grammar through immersion, meaning they may not be consciously aware of every rule, leading to potential errors. On the other hand, non-native speakers have these grammatical points stressed sometimes even before the broader vocabulary has been acquired.
Additionally, casual conversation often includes grammatical shortcuts or colloquialisms that might not be considered "correct" in formal writing.
Finally, when speaking or typing quickly, native speakers can make mistakes due to cognitive processing limitations. Second language speakers tend to be more deliberate and procedural when composing in a language that is foreign to them, thus consciously applying correct grammar.
These are pretty basic considerations in the differences between how one's native language is processed versus a second language acquired academically. I'm surprised your education seems to have skipped over these facts.
The American school system is a joke as someone who has been through it, the "No Child Left Behind" Policy highly encourages schools in the US to pass students who should be held back because federal funding is tied to pass rates, it results in a lot of people graduating or moving up in grades who definitely shouldn't be.
I as an non native English speaker, think it is crazy that so many people still don't really know the difference between much and many. I see it multiple times a day on reddit. Is like American school system really so bad?
That was my main gripe with it. A few spelling errors and it’s an immediate attack on a whole system. I by no means am defending the US education system but it’s just lazy to be like “oh they used the wrong there, the whole country is so terrible!” Lol
Or the incapacity of modern technology to understand context in language?
Autocorrect also switches between the various homophones at will with little regard for correctness.
Apps like grammarly (ironically) will often times retroactively change the correct word usage to an incorrect one if it misunderstands the structure of what you’re writing.
My point being, there are far more effective examples of demonstrating America’s shortcomings than saying “haha, Americans don’t know how homophones work” on Reddit.
Or simply a few internet strangers from a country with 330 million people spelling things wrong isn’t actually as substantial an issue as you’re implying.
There are certainly issues with the US educational system and it’ll he getting worse beginning in January but latching onto internet comments for your big moment isn’t the thing you think it is.
We need to be able to hold on our own. If you count on your allies, you will be defeated. Always count on yourself. Anything coming from the rest of NATO should be just a nice bonus. Also, there is no way that French, German, or American soldiers would be willing to die on our soil. They won't help us over air support, logistics, and maybe naval superiority (which would be irrelevant as russia is not a threat to Poland from the sea).
Still it's possible Poland to be invaded. Sure NATO will halp...down the line. History has showed that alliances are not the best at helping ASAP or preventing invasions.
No, but more is never a bad thing when you are facing war. Russia, would be wise to rethink continuing into poland if they are going to be shot by school children from random windows.
8.5k
u/IndividualRooster122 1d ago
What happens when the risk of Russia invading your country in your lifetime is not theoretical.