Pyrin@kbin.melroy.org to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 10 days agoWhy do people say things like "I didn't do nothing"?message-squaremessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareWhy do people say things like "I didn't do nothing"?Pyrin@kbin.melroy.org to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 10 days agomessage-square28fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareOctospider@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-210 days 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-squareyesman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 days 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-squareOmegaLemmy@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 days agoThis occurs in more languages than you think It’s not ‘people are dumb’ it’s ‘linguistics is dumb’
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’