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[cubfanbudwoman]

Geoff:
> As a teacher for 30 years, although my subjects were mainly Maths, 
> and later Computing, while we were at college, we had it firmly put 
> into our minds that we should remember the Hadow Report (of something 
> ancient like 1928?) which had the credo "Every teacher should be a 
> teacher of English" enshrined in it.


SSSusan:
Hee.  When I taught social studies, I once had had all I could take of 
poor grammar and spelling from my students.  Thus, I created a 10-point 
pop quiz and presented it to them.  I encountered some initial shock 
and a few grumblings, but I, too, am a proponent of the Hadow Report 
[though I've never heard of it before :-)], and I explained that they 
needed to be able to EXPRESS themselves clearly no matter the  
environment in which they find themselves.  

I made the quiz quite humorous, and so it wasn't resented too much by 
too many.  It also lowered my blood pressure and made me feel I'd done 
my part to help young people do better. ;-)



Geoff:
> Apart from the "I/me" problem, the only other items which annoy me 
> are the use of adjectives where adverbs should be used ("Run down to 
> the shop quick and get me some eggs") and (ducks apprehensively) the 
> use of American spellings in UK situations.


SSSusan:
For me it's the addition of an apostrophe where it does not belong.  
For instance:

"HPfGU is one of my favorite internet group's."
"That dog is never going to find it's way home."

Grrrrrr.

Siriusly Snapey Susan