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Well true. If you see some grammer (in Dutch) I hardly recoqnize it anymore.
But the problem is people beeing judged alone on grammar. Sometimes making them even look less then others.
We don't check their cooking skills , their math skills. So in general you have to know one trade online..grammar..and you look perfect ;)
yes it was a great..long night...I wish you a lovely new year too. :)
You make very good points. For a while, after I took German, I would capitalize Nouns. English used to do that. Sometimes I will think, "I am to the store going" because in German the second verb is at the end of the sentence or clause.
I understand how Ausländer make mistakes. Native speakers, however, have no such excuse.
I understand dyslexia, learning disabilities, low intelligence, intoxication, etc.  But the typical American should not be continually making simple mistakes. Or has "No Child Left Behind" really done that much damage to education?
Oh, the horror. The whole country reduced to the level of Shrub. Gak!
"But the typical American should not be continually making the simple mistakes"....tell me about the "typical" American, please. Do you think it fair to categorize Americans as dumb, or are you making a sweeping generality about oneof the most productive peoples on the planet based solely on the shappy treatment of the english language or inability to use "spellcheck"?
With respect to the "no child left behind" program, it has both positives and negatives. Certainly, it can be improved but on the positive side, educators can no longer ignore or "write off" those students who were previously referred to as "unmotivated," "slow," or "problem" students. The law has forced a constant review of the effectiveness of programs and methods, and the inclusion of interventions that address learning disabilities and teaching weaknesses. Other pluses include the emphasis on professional development to enhance teachers' skills, increased contact with parents, and increased parental involvement. Certainly, there are negatives as well but do you know of any federal program does does not have negatives or have room for improvement. The important thing is that steps to measure the quality of elementary education are being taken and the teachers union that has done so much to diminish the quality of elementary education in the country doesn't like the checks....for obvious reasons. The education system on the local, state and federal levels is run by bureaucrats more interested in their salaries, creating numerous and wasteful levels of management and, de facto, denying these funds for their real purpose, the education of children. While I don't think Obama is ready for the presidency of the country, I do like his rhetoric with respect to education. Now it remains to be seen if he can do more than make speeches.
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Because if I translate your sentence into my language german, then I say "I go to the shop." 
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