I've been noticing it a lot over the last few years and I'm beginning to wonder if it's to do with the way people are speaking in slang and with accents out loud, and therefore they convert this into what they believe the written English should be? For example:
"...he's been an idiot isn't he?"
Been = being
But I also know of teachers (still teaching to this day) who really struggle with spelling and are told to get the teaching assistants to proof check their comms to parents, in order to prevent the embarrassment of poor spelling in reports etc.
It's not just things like "they're, there and their" or "you're and your", but the most basic of all forms of English grammar is surely the use of "A" vs "AN". I work with colleagues who are paid highly for what they do, yet write emails talking about "A apple" rather than "an apple".
In a country where exam results are supposedly getting better year on year, why is this happening?
Do you think it matters these days?
Is it important?
If you were interviewing candidates for a job and you found spelling and grammatical issues all throughout their CV, would it put you off if they had otherwise good experience?
"...he's been an idiot isn't he?"
Been = being
But I also know of teachers (still teaching to this day) who really struggle with spelling and are told to get the teaching assistants to proof check their comms to parents, in order to prevent the embarrassment of poor spelling in reports etc.
It's not just things like "they're, there and their" or "you're and your", but the most basic of all forms of English grammar is surely the use of "A" vs "AN". I work with colleagues who are paid highly for what they do, yet write emails talking about "A apple" rather than "an apple".
In a country where exam results are supposedly getting better year on year, why is this happening?
Do you think it matters these days?
Is it important?
If you were interviewing candidates for a job and you found spelling and grammatical issues all throughout their CV, would it put you off if they had otherwise good experience?