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Originally Posted by fitump56
That's a crock, it isn't the job of post 12 ed to teach these things.
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No, but putting a halt to perpetuating the problem by issuing passing grades is their job.
Have you ever interviewed a person for a public contact type of job only to find out their spelling and grammar skills are sub-high school level and you are looking at a diploma from an accredited university?
This is no different than the kid who cannot make change out of a dollar for a $.77 purchase without the register giving them the correct amount to pay out. And please don't tell me this is an exaggeration. I've been dealing with this type of college educated people for years. Simple 3rd grade math and you have an adult with a college diploma at a loss.
No, the general intelligence level of this country has been going downhill for a couple of decades now and our generation hasn't the courage to stop it.
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Getting hung up on speeling and punctuation, ; is soooooo yesteday. these kids commo just fine, it's you that draws the old timey barriers. 
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Really? Tell that to the customer which just awarded a multimillion dollar contract to the competition because of the weak communication skills of your staff. Again, been there, done that.