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Originally Posted by Baba
I was born in the late 1950's, grew up in the 60's and 70's and my parents (neither of which were college graduates) always discouraged me from using incorrect grammar (such as the word "ain't"), profanity and always told me to look up the meaning of words in the dictionary. My elementary school and jr. high school teachers also corrected us when we used incorrect grammar, spelling and punctuation and our written work and oral presentations were graded accordingly.
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Same here, though I was born in the early 50s. My Dad (RIP) loved the nuances of the English language and used words I had never heard before. "What's that mean?" was always answered with "Go look it up". Although he did have a college degree, he was always looking to improve his level of knowledge. He often would sit quietly in our living room, reading random selections from the Encyclopedia Britannica.
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