Thank you for this. I listened to it with great interest.
Of the things I noticed:
The military is a good alternative to college? Or so Marty seems to at one point suggest. And while I'm not going to bash the military too tough, it does seem...odd to say: "College isn't for you. Here's a gun. Go kill."
Secondly, I don't recall exactly where I was in my HS graduating class, but most likely bottom 40%, almost certain I was in the bottom 50%, and I got my college degree in 5 years--not 8.
Third, the stats he threw out about college seniors who couldn't analyze arguments in newspapers or determine if they had enough gas to get to the gas station....well, to a large extent, that is on the students. Students who don't give a shit won't get shit from college--except the degree
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Oh, y'all might love urban dictionary, but I find they don't take kindly to "language is evolving and your rules are perhaps inconsequential" or some-such.
Perhaps I should have substituted language lover for grammar nazi. Tho the later is usually the former, I suppose the former doesn't guarantee the later.
I don't know if it hurts their brains, but I wager it offends their aesthetic sensibilities and likely offends their understanding of certain social aspects of language use.
Of the things I noticed:
The military is a good alternative to college? Or so Marty seems to at one point suggest. And while I'm not going to bash the military too tough, it does seem...odd to say: "College isn't for you. Here's a gun. Go kill."
Secondly, I don't recall exactly where I was in my HS graduating class, but most likely bottom 40%, almost certain I was in the bottom 50%, and I got my college degree in 5 years--not 8.
Third, the stats he threw out about college seniors who couldn't analyze arguments in newspapers or determine if they had enough gas to get to the gas station....well, to a large extent, that is on the students. Students who don't give a shit won't get shit from college--except the degree ( ... )
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*ducks to avoid harsh words from all the language lovers here*
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Perhaps I should have substituted language lover for grammar nazi. Tho the later is usually the former, I suppose the former doesn't guarantee the later.
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eye stil dont c whut teh big deal is.
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I get the grammar nazi's buggin me on LJ. As if this place was teh serious buziness!
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Just saying.
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just typing.
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Wait. No.
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