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Originally Posted by teachactress  Roboat (can't remember how you spell it - sorry):
You shouldn't lower your teaching to the lowest common denominator; but at the same time you should realize that English is (as are all languages) a means of communication. That's why I teach 'gonna' and 'wanna' and 'hafta' but I also teach people to speak correctly. It really bothers me when I hear people say "There's a lot of people here." I would NEVER teach my students to say that! |
The test for a teacher should never be whether it bothers you personally or not, Teachactress. Like all disciplines, scientific study is how we should be determining what is acceptable and what is not.
The rules of speech are decidedly different than the rules that govern writing.