11M U.S. Adults Can't Read English

[MightbeaBuck]

Is this from the Onion? The article itself is not well written, very awkward.

Study: 11M U.S. Adults Can't Read English

Is it because an authority uses inappropriate abreviations? "11M"?
Or is it because an authority uses capitals on EVERY word?

By BEN FELLER, AP Education Writer 25 minutes ago

And what is this guy doing now? Only 25 minutes before this article was published, he was an Education Writer. ...For the Associated Press no less.

About one in 20 adults in the U.S. is not literate in English, meaning 11 million people lack the skills to handle many everyday tasks, a federal study shows.

While the verb technecally agrees with the subject, there is a second noun in the subject, a plural, which our (read: my) eyes zero in on. This makes the sentence seem as though the subject and verb dissagree. It could have been written cleaner, less awkwardly.

"Eleven million people is an awful large number of folks who are not literate in English, and therefore are prevented access to what America offers," said Russ Whitehurst, director of the Institute of Education Sciences at the Education Department.

As Deety said, "hmmm." I didn't notice the adverb / adjective mix-up until Bucky Katt pointed it out. What I zeroed in on was the "Eleven million people is..." followed by ..."and therefore are..." Is it is or is it are? The two verbs should agree.

...director of the Institute of Education Sciences at the Education Department.

I can't help but wonder, are there any other Institutes at the Education Department? Would, say, an Institute of History be out of place in the Education Department?

White adults made no significant changes except when it came to computing numbers, where they got better.

Just a personal thing, but I hate the word "got". Not bad grammer, just ugly grammer.

The results are based on a sample of more than 19,000 adults, age 16 or older, living in homes, college housing or prisons.

Shouldn't there be another comma behind "housing"? Or is it a choice between college housing or college prisons?

Millions of adults with limited reading skills have enrolled in literacy programs at high schools, libraries, workplaces and community colleges.

How about a comma after workplaces? Or is it workplace colleges and community colleges?

I know it's not from the Onion, but jeez! Don't write disparagingly about literacy unless you are more literate.

 

[BuckBackHome]

yeah, people who can read well defiantly make more money!

I believe that should be "monier."

 

[gregorylee]

Hardly surprising, seeing as more and more services are becoming bi-lingual (Spanish being the second language) and thus reducing the motivation for Spanish-speaking people to learn English.

My thought exactly, why the fuck should they learn english. We coddle the hell out of them and just make sure that everything is flowing toward not offending them. Fuck fuck fuck, why the hell should they learn the language, we send the fucking illegals welfare benefits...

Thanks man, this has now officially fucked up my whole day... Good thing I am going for beers at lunch and not coming back. Although that might make for some interesting posting this evening

 

[RugbyBuck]

I don't think they are really illiterate. I think that their English teachers just hated them because they wouldn't kiss ass.

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

I don't think they are really illiterate. I think that their English teachers just hated them because they wouldn't kiss ass.

Ouch!

 

[Golferdow01]

Kent read, Kent write, Kent State

 

[buckzip]

11 Million.

I didn't know that Ann Arbor was that big.

 

[RugbyBuck]

11 Million.

I didn't know that Ann Arbor was that big.

I think that estimate also includes many, if not all, of the Cryami guido and gangbanger "fans" around the country; many of whom were on full display at the Meadowlands when we played Da U.

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

Building on my earlier point, last night DirecTV lost the audio to Law and Order for about a minute, and then flashed their Techincal Difficulties screen, which of course was in both English and Spanish. Well, bite my burrito...

 

[martinss01]

11M U.S. Adults Can't Read English

ummmmm.... first things first. of these here 11 million persons, how many are actually US citizens?

 

[smith288]

My thought exactly, why the fuck should they learn english. We coddle the hell out of them and just make sure that everything is flowing toward not offending them. Fuck fuck fuck, why the hell should they learn the language, we send the fucking illegals welfare benefits...

Thanks man, this has now officially fucked up my whole day... Good thing I am going for beers at lunch and not coming back. Although that might make for some interesting posting this evening

I share your frustrations.... Ugh is all I can say.

 

[ScriptOhio]

If you can read this you have a strong mind:


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[Buckeneye]

That was.....dumb?

* cue "Force is strong with this one" Star Wars pics.*

 

[buckeyegrad]

ummmmm.... first things first. of these here 11 million persons, how many are actually US citizens?

Que?

 

[Gatorubet]

Outstanding bump Script.










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