I'm not really a language "snob" as such, but I'm getting tired of Americans abusing our language. Granted, our language changes throughout the years - new words and phrases are constantly added - but is basic grammar syntax and spelling being taught in schools? I am appalled when I read some of the literature that is written by teachers and sent home to parents, and I'm constantly in awe that businesses spend thousands of dollars on advertising and signs are made with misspelled words. Here are some classic boners that irritate me 1) using apostrophes when making a noun plural…cat’s and dog’s (2) using “to” and “too” incorrectly – ex. “You are to funny” (3) “Me and him went to the store” – (this infuriates me) (4) “There is some shoppers in the store” (5) “I don’t have nothing” (6) “My wallet was tooken when I wasn’t looking” (6) “I drug the garbage can out to the sidewalk.” But my main complaint is ENUNCIATION. What happened to the letter “t”? TV and radio reporters, advertising spokespeople, politicians, teachers, etc. constantly do not pronounce the letter “t” – innerview (interview), winner (winter), innerject (interject), innernet (internet), counny (county), sennence (sentence)…Are we that lazy to not put in that little effort to enunciate words? I really became aware of this when a friend from another country asked me why Americans can’t speak proper English and I couldn’t come up with a satisfactory answer. Are you guilty of the above misuses of the language? Can you put a bit more effort into your everyday conversations and set a good example?