Why are so many Americans unable to spell?

Teachers don’t bother to correct students when they misspeak.

Bilingual education in public schools makes it easy for children

to move through the system without mastering the English language.

The media uses flawed English in its broadcasting frequently.

Computer spell-check makes it less necessary to be a good speller.

Instant messaging has people abbreviating everything and forgetting how to spell.

It is a plot that was set in motion many decades ago. The idea is to dumb-down the Americans so that a new world government can take the reins and rule.

Not only is simple English grammar going to go by the wayside, but young people's ideas about themselves. 30 years ago there was no mention of things like Attentional Deficit Disorder. But now it's a widely used excuse for kids simply being lazy in school. This gives us powers to "medicate" young people and get them addicted to psychotropic drugs at an early age. Thus making the population easier to control when they reach adulthood.

Just sit back and watch what happens to American society in about 20 years.

Wel i duno mayne. Axsk mi teechu.

Seriously?? This comment is like asking why all Brits eat Haggis or Fish and Chips. It's stereotyping...Just because an American you know cannot spell, doesn't mean that people like myself and a lot of other Americans can't spell. Get a grip, man.

People do point spelling errors out, all the time. Poor spelling is not just an American problem, either.

Americans have lots of different spellings of words from the english, this doesn't mean it is wrong just different

lol, well i have books with spelling errors in them.. or words that are missing a letter, and i even got me a cd to help with my compTIA A+ exam and there are errors in it as well, so i guess it is not so rare

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Because we're lazy and rely on spell check too much?

Mmmm, what you are doing right there is stereotyping. I am 16 and have lived in America my entire life and have no such problem. I'm actually pretty good at spelling and punctuation. So please, don't stereotype, it's not very nice.

Waht aer yuo tkalnig aoubt? I selpl jsut fnie. Yuo aksde fro it.