Lack Of Literacy Really Ticks Me Off
I understood it fine. I've been around Cajun folks enough to where I read it like they talk.
Written language is obviously not the same as speech since there's that awful grammar involved. Grammar is supposed to be a standard methiod of expressing language that is free of regional dialects or accents. It just so happens that it requires some amount of thought and/or effort to get right. There is no excuse for laziness wherever you're from.
Not to get too far off topic here but it's worth mentioning that one of the worst things that's happened in recent years to society in general is how text messaging syntax has infiltrated all forms of communication. As I understand it, it first came about as a way to get around the cost of data - people figured out how to use fewer letters to form words and still have them make some sense thus reducing their data usage. Unfortunately, it's become so pervasive that it's been adopted as a normal way of conversing. Are we that lazy now that we can't use all the letters that comprise individual words? I'll admit that I'm guilty of doing it sometimes myself but I try to keep it to a minimum. Sentence composition and grammar are going to be things of the past before we even realize it.
Here's another angle. Ever heard someone say "that's fire"? They're using
a description of a default Instagram emoji to express how they feel about something. How does that happen? People aren't even aware of it.
I equate the shift in attitude and behavior to something like when a random garbage can is out in the road blocking a lane. Do you drive around it like everyone else or do you stop, get out of your car and put it back on the curb? Costs maybe 15 seconds of time and a modicum of effort.
Again, the bottom line here is that nobody gives a ****.
