Quote Originally Posted by JaggedEdge
Alright, I'm taking a break from filling out all this crap.

The reason I asked this question is because to day in my Advanced Grammer class we had to give a short presenation on our research papers. The paper had to be on a literary tool or word that has caused a lot of debate or has a lot of usage problems.

For example.

I did mine on double negatives. Others did it on when to use that or which, then or than, ain't, etc...

Well, one girl in my class chose the word redundant. She started her presentation with, "I had absolutely no clue what redundant was before I started doint my research..." This is a college course, with a prerequisite of English 101... Everyone in this class is at least 19, maybe one or two are 18, most are in their 20's.

Here is the kicker... She is an education major... I just wanted to make sure my suspision was correct and that most people are aware of what that word means. It is used a lot, so I don't understand how someone hoping to be a teacher can't pick up a dictionary when she keeps hearing a word and doesn't know what it means.

*end rant*
I am so depressed about humanity now that I am going out to have a cigarette. Thanks.