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Which of these is grammatically correct?

elcid said:
A) The problem is a known issue, it is currently being worked on.
B) The problem is a known issue, it is currently being worked.
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Both are incorrect. Each contains a comma splice. Also, while not strictly incorrect, each sentence contains two inadvisable passive voice clauses. Finally, in the second sentence, "worked" is an annoyingly faddish bit of truncated execu-speak, no matter who said it.

Note that as a rule of thumb the loftier a person's title, the more atrociously he writes. Most executives regard themselves as having more important things to do than expressing themselves clearly.

"We are aware of the issue and currently working on a solution."
 
Cassie said:
Wait, b is seriously correct?
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No, I don't think it is correct.

As Gelfin pointed out, it's a poor use of passive voice and lacks clarity. Plus there's no real reason to omit a preposition that can help clarify the situation.
 
CalBoy said:
False. Whether or not a populace uses a word has nothing to do with a word's definition. I doubt 2/3s of the population uses "plethora" on a daily basis, but that doesn't make it any less of a word.
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LOL

My Jr. History teacher used that word everyday and half the time she used it wrong.

On a side note. I am learning a lot of new stuff here (this topic) that I can't remember learning in elementary school. Apparently I've been speaking wrong my entire life.

*glances back*

Yep... I have.:p
 
Prof. said:
Apparently I've been speaking wrong incorrectly my entire life.
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Adverbs are beautiful things; don't forget about them. If you remember them, you'll undoubtedly do well. ;) :)

Edit: Darn you skunk. :p :)
 
Prof. said:
I am learning a lot of new stuff here (this topic) that I can't remember learning in elementary school. Apparently I've been speaking wrong my entire life.
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Don't feel bad. Messing up the objective case is a depressingly common overcompensation. We barely teach grammar to schoolchildren anymore, but correcting a child with a stern "Matt and I" remains an odd social script in our culture. It is no wonder that many come away with the idea that "Matt and I" is always proper, while "Matt and me" is never so. They go on to correct others similarly, and in many cases mistakenly.
 
Gelfin said:
Don't feel bad. Messing up the objective case is a depressingly common overcompensation. We barely teach grammar to schoolchildren anymore, but correcting a child with a stern "Matt and I" remains an odd social script in our culture. It is no wonder that many come away with the idea that "Matt and I" is always proper, while "Matt and me" is never so. They go on to correct others similarly, and in many cases mistakenly.
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It seems the English language has more exceptions than rules. It really is perverse. I feel certain that if I hadn't grown up speaking and writing in English, I'd never have picked up its complexities and subtleties, so I am always amazed by non-native English speakers who manage this feat. At the same time, it does seem like knowledge of basic English language skills among native speakers is plummeting. I often hear people with advanced degrees committing basic grammatical faux pas, and wonder how they could have come that far without being corrected in their usage. And if you really want to be depressed about the current state of grammar and usage, a daily read of these boards will do the trick. I mean, doesn't anybody know where an apostrophe belongs any more?
 
IJ Reilly said:
I mean, doesn't anybody know where an apostrophe belongs any more?
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Would you feel aggrieved if I wrote:
A's are the highest marks available at A-Level?

Now technically, that's acceptable as it avoids confusion with the word 'as'. So that's another perverse exception to the rule that makes our language so much more confusing to learn. Having said that, I love the language and all its oddities in the same way that I prefer cities that are not built on grid systems, but rather in a splurge of side streets and hidden alleyways: there's something intriguing about the illogical, and getting lost in it.
 
Much Ado said:
Would you feel aggrieved if I wrote:
A's are the highest marks available at A-Level?

Now technically, that's acceptable as it avoids confusion with the word 'as'. So that's another perverse exception to the rule that makes our language so much more confusing to learn. Having said that, I love the language and all its oddities in the same way that I prefer cities that are not built on grid systems, but rather in a splurge of side streets and hidden alleyways: there's something intriguing about the illogical, and getting lost in it.
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Now you're just being pedantic. ;)

Seriously, don't you cringe every time you see "CD's" and "Mac's" when the noun is plural not possessive? I don't keep score (really, I don't), but I'm fairly certain that the apostrophe is now used more often incorrectly than correctly. How can anyone who is unfamiliar with this basic rule of English grammar ever expect to write anything professionally? Is it because hardly anybody cares anymore?
 
IJ Reilly said:
At the same time, it does seem like knowledge of basic English language skills among native speakers is plummeting. I often hear people with advanced degrees committing basic grammatical faux pas, and wonder how they could have come that far without being corrected in their usage.
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Because in this 'enlightened' age, apparently what children are expressing is more important that how they do so. :rolleyes: I'd like to think that the two are connected.

I used to give a basic proof-reading test to graduates coming into my office. I'd say that around 75% of them got less than 50% on it and that was across a range of degree disciplines.
 
I've seen countless amounts of these in my lifetime:
Nickies Fish n Chip Shop.

And yes, a part of me does die inside.
 
Applespider said:
Because in this 'enlightened' age, apparently what children are expressing is more important that how they do so. :rolleyes: I'd like to think that the two are connected.

I used to give a basic proof-reading test to graduates coming into my office. I'd say that around 75% of them got less than 50% on it and that was across a range of degree disciplines.
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I don't know, I wasn't exactly brought up in a highly restrictive environment, and I probably wasn't much better than average at grammar in school and average at best in spelling. Most of what I've learned since then is a function of my desire to have my written communications taken seriously. Maybe this is what's been lost. I honestly don't know. It's perplexing. This lack of caring seems to cross not only disciplines but cultures.

Much Ado said:
I've seen countless amounts of these in my lifetime:
Nickies Fish n Chip Shop.

And yes, a part of me does die inside.
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Well that's better than dying both inside and outside, which is what happens if you eat too many of those fish n chips.
 
So the musical, "The King and I" should really be, "The King and Me"?
 
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