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Wasn't it Dr Johnson who said, many years ago, that "tis a dull man indeed, who can find but one way to spell a word"?

And as someone has already pointed out, Mercans no longer speak English anyway...and as for Aussies, who's idea was it to use the word 'like' every third word in a sentence, and then end the sentence (every sentence!) by raising the tone so the sentence always sounds like a question?

And I speak two languages, English being my native tongue. English is the richest in vocabulary and probably the poorest in grammar...it's simply designed that way. It's so easy to learn that if an animal were to learn a language, it would be English.

Be critical of people who can't speak English properly (if it's their native tongue) because it's the right thing to do in order to further the development of our language, not because you fancy yourself better than entire nations due to your inability to overcome petty differences. The only ones up in arms about other dialects are you people. Find something else to beat your chest about already, because the fact is that had it not been for other dialects, vocabularies, and vernacular, English wouldn't be the exciting language it is today. It would be boring, bland, unexciting, and flat. In fact, to consider oneself somehow elitist due to being able to use English grammar perfectly (or even worse, to look down on others for their own dialects because it's simply different or more modern than your own dialect) is like being a toddler and having everyone clap for you when you make your first poopy like a big boy. We're just humoring you. While you may not understand the bigger picture, everyone else seems to.

As for the OP:

I don't think people disregard others' opinions due to their grammar or spelling (unless of course it's just TERRIBLE) insofar as they get frustrated trying to comprehend your point and end up simply giving up trying to understand. English is a hodgepodge of other languages anyway; it has stolen from Germanic and Latin languages and dialects to form some semblance of a coherent language. That said, education =/= culture. You should strive to speak and write clearly and effectively, not just to get your point across but to show that you can at least speak your own native language correctly. People always say never to judge a book by its cover; you shouldn't judge people by their appearance. However, that only works if you have something else of interest to offer. If you come across like a complete moron, you have just given the world every reason to ignore you.

If you're not autistic or have some mental issue, there shouldn't be any reason why you can't speak and write English properly. I don't know about you, but I don't sit in the pub and talk about math, science, and history unless it's a pub quiz. I'm sure being great at other subjects is good for bragging rights, but if you can't speak properly, it's embarrassing for you and everyone you're with. Of course there is a difference between small, stupid grammar mistakes or omissions that are commonplace these days (such as ending a sentence with a preposition as I just did, or confusing who/whom) and not knowing the difference between there/they're/their. Some are forgivable and some aren't. The latter isn't.

I am sad my abbreviated joke seems to have gone unnoticed.

Well, I meant the OP looking for English Teacher jokes, but I guess it's really just an English joke. I dunno, it does have the word teacher in it.

I had a similar gig working for a lawyer who didn't like and understand computers. 18$ an hour to edit his legal documents, I didn't know much about the legal field but I knew how to do everything else...legal speak doesnt go well with the english language. I wish I could have kept that job but the guy couldn't give me enough hours to justify not taking a lower paying job with 40 hours a week and benefits.

A young lady, (who happened to be an English teacher) calls her boyfriend and says, "Please come over here and help me. I have a killer jigsaw puzzle, and I can't figure out how to get it started."

He asks, "What is it supposed to be when it's finished?"

The English teacher says, "According to the picture on the box, it's a tiger."

Her boyfriend decides to go over and help with the puzzle. She lets him in and shows him where she has the puzzle spread all over the table.

He studies the pieces for a moment, then looks at the box, then turns to her and says, "First of all, no matter what we do, we're not going to be able to assemble these pieces into anything resembling a tiger."

He takes her hand and says, "Second, I want you to relax. Let's have a nice cup of tea, and then....." he sighed, "we'll put all these Frosted Flakes back in the box."

Good question. Hard to believe I actually do speak 3 languages.