Hi! Matt,

In a message to Paul Quinn  you wrote:

 PQ(>> And hopefully that nasty "should of" or "could
of" habit in
 PQ(>> writing too, if
 PQ(>> you intend to be an educator.  It's really the -sound- of
"have"
 PQ(>> or its
 PQ(>> abbreviated equivalent.

 MM> I used to be good in English language studies, but my grades in
 MM> English  language studies went down the toilet.

 MM> Most likely it would be History, government and Economics.

Well, I failed at English in high school and have the certificate to prove
it.  :)  I've just evolved this 'ickiness' (sensitivity, if you like) over
the forty-something years since whenever I see the language abused.

Cheers,
Paul.

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