It stems from failing to teach grammar at school. And maths.Originally Posted by Burney
It does sometimes feel like the backlash against rote learning has simply resulted in them not learning anything.
I had to correct a junior yesterday (English graduate) because she said 'You and I' when she should have said 'You and me' and said 'amount' when she should have said 'number' in the space of a minute.
She seemed outraged by the 'You and I' thing. She said 'I was always taught it was right to say 'You and I'!'
I went to an outstanding school and we were never tasught much about grammar, punctuation etc. My mum taught me all that.
The you and I thing isnt difficult to grasp. You just use the one you would use if the other person wasn't there. Ie He gave it to me/he gave it to Dave and me.
I spend much of my day correcting reports written by my team. Some of them are appalling.
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