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Originally Posted by arpad_m

Completely non-Camaro topic, but I've noticed an increasing trend of people misusing past participles in a weird way. They say "should have went" and "would have did" and I can't help but cringe... what is this, a new hipster trend I've missed? Or a failure of basic modern day English language education?

The thing is, it isn't just teenagers, I see it across the entire gamut, from teens to baby boomers.

Do you guys know where this is coming from? Full disclosure, my native language is not English, so I might be missing a sign of the times or some cultural background theme here.

Originally Posted by arpad_m

Oh, it isn't just this forum, I picked up on this trend elsewhere, then I've begun seeing it here as well. Still mostly online, though, which is a definite hint... Yeah, I know this isn't the point and of course I won't poop into anyone's thread with mere grammar corrections.

I grew up in an age when the written word was, if not sacred, but at least more scrutinized and had to meet much higher expectations. Oh well. Guess it's time to run out and send those pesky kids off my lawn.

These posts contain many grammatical and punctuation errors that would be considered highly cringeworthy to the trained eye. Perhaps you should further educate yourself on basic modern day English before making corrections on others.