Would you like a little insight into something that's sort of mildly annoying to me? Although I realize it's been said before, I find it quite irksome when people complain about a modern decline of good grammar.

By the way, I'm aware of the sad irony in making long-winded complaints about others making long-winded complaints about nothing important. So, you can stop feeling smart for having thought of it. And, when stacked up against all the rest of the irony in my life, ranging from merely sad all the way up to tragic, this little piece is just a drop in the bucket. And, don't worry. I'm not going to sprinkle any poor grammar in. A cheap laugh like that is beneath us all, and I can do better. I assure you, all the grammatical errors are quite accidental.

So, now that we've developed some ground rules...

I admit it's not every day that I suffer through someone's complaints on grammar's decent into the abyss. But it does happen and if the person is truly eloquent, they can almost get you believing it's a harbinger of societies impending fall (although, what it has to do with the decline of Spyrograph, I'm not fully sure).

I mean, so many of the elements of modern society are just crucifying the grammar standardization that become close to the hearts of so many of us. CNN's effect is just devastating, what with it's broadcasting of perfect English across the globe, 24 hours a day. And regional dialects just suck at the teat of cheep long distance and our mobile society. Heck, when did English classes even start to become a part of every kid's upbringing – sometime late last century? How is it possible that society held together before then? It must have been anarchy, the average citizens squatting in the mud, poking each other with sticks, and grunting horrifyingly broken English. My point is, the whole idea of grammar rules is a relatively recent phenomenon, it's it? I don't really know for sure, but you'd think so.

I guess I can think of three things that are sort of changing language – hipsters (like you and me), new technology, and globalization (remember 'glasnost'? Even the spellchecker will accept that artifact of the 80's, but to be truthful, I can't remember what it means - perhaps something to do with butting in the bread line?). But who cares? Not me. And I'm surprised you made it even this deep into such a pile of irrelevant blather. So, forget it. I've got a final to take anyway.

You want to be entertained? Go see Alien Resurrection. Or better yet, start a Spyrograph sight. As far as I can tell, there's nary a one in all the web.