Author Topic: I thought universal Public School was supposed to fix this? (Read 625 times)

Matthew · « **on:** May 19, 2014, 12:23:52 AM »

Why do I still encounter Craigslist ads like this?

Did this person quit school when he was in 3rd grade or something?

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Subject: ge stow and batup
I need have me clean my yar and you can have stow and bat tup and some stell thank

poche · « **Reply #1 on:** May 19, 2014, 03:01:08 AM »

Maybe Englsh is a second language for this person.

Marlelar · « **Reply #2 on:** May 20, 2014, 01:45:59 PM »

Or a really poor typist :roll-laugh1:

I can't even guess what "some stell" is! And yet he spelled "clean" and "some" correctly????

Marsha

Capt McQuigg · « **Reply #3 on:** May 20, 2014, 02:09:49 PM »

British slang?

TKGS · « **Reply #4 on:** May 20, 2014, 04:29:34 PM »

Maybe it's written in Ebonics. Unfortunately Google Translate doesn't have that language. :smoke-pot:

TraditionalistThomas · « **Reply #5 on:** May 27, 2014, 12:04:30 AM »

Modern laziness and the dumbing-down of education in schools, going back to the 60s. Not that surprising.