Comments on: Second graders in New York correct NFL player tweets for grammar errors (pictures)

By: Throwing Out Grammar | Brittany Buckner

Throwing Out Grammar | Brittany Buckner — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 04:25:36 +0000

[...] Second graders in New York correct NFL player tweets for grammar (pictures) (offthebench.nbcsports.com) [...]

By: kalinedrive

kalinedrive — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 20:51:41 +0000

Actually, cfmmusicscene is obnoxious.

By: bishophj

bishophj — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 23:42:19 +0000

I don’t think the purpose of this assignment was to cyberbully…and if the worst these people see is a correction of their spelling and grammar, then they don’t have much to complain about. I think that this is an excellent idea because this generation is losing grammar and spelling, and with Twitter being a huge platform for children and young adults this is a great way to relate Language Arts lessons to children in a way that they will likely find less boring. At the same time, it is teaching these kids that what they post matters because it is permanent and anyone can see it. I would use this in my future classroom.

By: bertha3346

bertha3346 — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 16:47:52 +0000

In this case, ‘yeah’ is being used as an interjection and therefore does not alter the grammar of the words around it. That leaves ‘Actually, it is’ which, as you said, is a complete sentence. As I said, you could shorten it even more and simply write, ‘It is.’ No matter how you look at this sentence, it is complete. Run it through any grammar checker if you need proof.

By: sarahbanner

sarahbanner — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 15:44:24 +0000

Some teacher just wanted to get on the news… and she did. We are led to believe the 2nd graders actually did this work…are you freaking kidding me? Public education is horrid and I really doubt that these kids did the work.

By: frugalistamommy

frugalistamommy — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 15:19:50 +0000

whoops- meant (6)… sorry, I was trying to type and make an omelet! See what I mean NOW?!

By: frugalistamommy

frugalistamommy — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 15:18:13 +0000

In defense of the NFL players….. seriously, it must be REALLY difficult to concentrate on correct spelling in your Tweets when you are (1) driving, (2) drunk, (3) drunk driving, (4) steroid raging, (5) cheating on/beating/murdering your girlfriend/wife, and/or (5) abusing animals for dog fighting purposes. I mean, C’MON people- these guys have to MULTITASK!!!! Cut them some slack!

By: cfmmusicscene

cfmmusicscene — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 12:08:49 +0000

Bertha you are wrong.
“Actually, yeah, it is,” “Actually” used this way indicates a dependent construction which must be completed by another sentence.
“Actually it is.”
or
“Yes it is.”
are complete sentences.
I am sure that I am right, and you are wrong.

By: bertha3346

bertha3346 — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 11:28:00 +0000

Actually, “Actually, yeah, it is,” is a complete sentence. A complete sentence needs a subject and a predicate. In that sentence, ‘it’ is the subject and ‘is’ is the predicate. If you look at those two words together without the ‘actually’ and ‘yeah,’ you have ‘it is,’ and that is a complete sentence.

By: cfmmusicscene

cfmmusicscene — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 08:52:24 +0000

If I had known your real name and twitter feed I would have included them. "Actually, yeah, it is." This is an incomplete sentence. "yeah" You should never use "yeah", "yup" or "yep" when writing. "latest generation are losing" Your subject and verb must agree in number and person. 'latest generations are losing" Were you referring to several generations? "latest generation is losing' Or did you mean the current one? "to speak like a child on the Internet" Did you mean "write" or did you hear the athletes speaking?" At what point does the criticism stop? Losille Lamb

By: jeffreytrigger

jeffreytrigger — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 07:21:27 +0000

Mistakes happen people. They just do.

By: jeffreytrigger

jeffreytrigger — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 07:20:55 +0000

extremely quick*

By: jeffreytrigger

jeffreytrigger — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 07:19:52 +0000

Ahem, extremly quick*.

By: 2nd Graders Correct NFL Tweets To Learn Proper Spelling, Grammar

2nd Graders Correct NFL Tweets To Learn Proper Spelling, Grammar — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 04:05:23 +0000

[...] As the 2nd graders corrected the NFL tweets, the school posted the best examples onto its Facebook page. The images quickly went viral, shared on numerous sports blogs including the NBS Sports site Out of Bounds. [...]

By: corneliusthehusky

corneliusthehusky — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 03:14:28 +0000

Actually, yeah, it is. Spelling and grammar are two things that the latest generation are losing extremely quickly due to a focus on math and science for standardized tests. It is incorrect to assume that the Internet is ‘casual space’ where bad language, spelling, and grammar can roam free. If you speak eloquently in real life, you have no reason to speak like a child on the Internet.

Then again, I shouldn’t say ‘like a child’. Look at these kids. They give me hope.

By: cfmmusicscene

cfmmusicscene — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:10:50 +0000

Wow! Cyberbulling 101. Their teacher taught them how to call someone out on the Internet and try to embarrass them. He or she is self-righteous and petty. It is MUCH more important to publicly criticizes someone for a typo than to appreciate the “God bless you.” Content means nothing if you can go for the public scorn.

By: eugenesaxe

eugenesaxe — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 22:47:09 +0000

If you have time to Twit, you have time to spell properly.

By: tyler4richardson

tyler4richardson — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 19:41:30 +0000

To sum this up, second graders are getting a better education than college football players.