Sometimes my students see some very questionable English
being used in the world. Of course, they
always ask their teacher to explain.
Basically, there is some bad English out there that has become normal.
Bad Spelling
Drive Thru: This
should be drive through, but somebody decided to spell it that way to create a
noun. Blame McDonalds.
All U Can Eat: Yes,
this should be "All You Can Eat" but someone thought this was
cute. Sorry.
Luv: Again, some
romantic person thought this was cute.
Maybe they just wanted to save space.
Luv is three letters, whereas Love is four.
The Internet Effect
Besides chat "slang" the internet has had an
effect on the English world.
@ We use it as
"at". See you @ 9 means see
you at 9 o'clock. It is appearing more
and more regularly in advertising and in media.
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