We're everywhere and we cannot keep up the pace, making corrections!
The computer is partly responsible. There are no proof-readers any more, so we assume the words on the printed page are correct. The problem is that the words may be spelled corretly, but they're not the proper words for the sentence.
Examples would be "they're or their, or there." Or "where and wear."
Then there is the improper use of verbs with present and past tenses. This is more common with the spoken word, as opposed to the printed word.
Examples might be saying "we was going..." as opposed to "we were going..." Another one would be "she don't..." as opposed to "she doesn't..." I have even heard these come out of the mouths of educated people. One person was a teacher. If the teachers cannot talk, how do we assume the children will learn proper english?
In the first verb, was should be grouped with a singular noun or pronoun He, she, it was. In the second example, think about how the "contraction" would sound, within the sentence, if called out. Say "she do not." Sounds awkward, right? Again, don't should be used in plural situations, such as they, or we.
Keeping the home fires burning for proper english...on Day 46!
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