Pyrin to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world • 3 months agoWhy do people say things like "I didn't do nothing"?message-square37fedilinkarrow-up130arrow-down113file-text
arrow-up117arrow-down1message-squareWhy do people say things like "I didn't do nothing"?Pyrin to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world • 3 months agomessage-square37fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareOctospiderlinkfedilinkEnglish10•edit-23 months agoNot everyone is equally educated on grammar. Not everyone cares about using proper grammar. If you’re asking for a deeper sociological or psychological reason, then grab some books on education disparity, poverty, public schooling, etc.
minus-square@yesman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink6•3 months agoGrade school grammar is not a proxy for intellect or education. I’ve never read an author who had half the respect for grammar that Chat GPT does.
minus-square@OmegaLemmy@discuss.onlinelinkfedilink5•3 months agoThis occurs in more languages than you think It’s not ‘people are dumb’ it’s ‘linguistics is dumb’
minus-squarexigoilinkfedilinkEnglish1•3 months agoAnd surprisingly, people speaking such languages as well as English can learn that each language works differently and use the correct form. (Speaking from personal experience.)
Not everyone is equally educated on grammar. Not everyone cares about using proper grammar.
If you’re asking for a deeper sociological or psychological reason, then grab some books on education disparity, poverty, public schooling, etc.
Grade school grammar is not a proxy for intellect or education. I’ve never read an author who had half the respect for grammar that Chat GPT does.
This occurs in more languages than you think
It’s not ‘people are dumb’ it’s ‘linguistics is dumb’
And surprisingly, people speaking such languages as well as English can learn that each language works differently and use the correct form. (Speaking from personal experience.)