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To: Neeka who wrote (171482)	12/19/2008 12:13:58 PM
From: Alan Smithee	Read Replies (2) of 225578

I know these kids were taught about double negatives in school, the lesson just isn't reinforced by teachers or parents. I think the main fault lies with the parents. In my experience, a kid is going to speak like his or her friends speak. If some of those friends use improper grammar, it could catch on. It's up to the parents to jump on that immediately and insist that the kid speaks proper English. In the same vein is "you know" (which our President Elect seems to rely on). My technique with my oldest was to call her on it whenever she said it. I'd say, "no, I don't know, please explain." Eventually she got sensitized to it and heard how much she was saying it, and she stopped.

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