CannonFodder wrote:
Coming from an Aussie?!?!?! :-o ;-)
Hmm, funny that. My parents were both literature majors, and also went through school in a period when grammar was actually taught to students. What little grammar I was taught in school, was actually wrong. Of course, I didn't realise that until I needed to teach English in China.
Living in Australia, in some respects, speaking grammatically correct English can actually be a hindrence. It can cause some difficulty in getting along with others. I've noticed this when looking for work in the resources sector. I've deliberately let my English slip for this reason. Unfortunately, I now have to really stop and think about grammar sometimes, if I wish to write something correctly.
I also speak a little Chinglish from time to time. Accents and idiom just rub off on me, whether I like it or not.
