If you show up to an interview in sweatpants and a stained T-shirt, odds are you probably aren’t going to get the job. Kyle Wiens elaborates on this idea thoroughly in his article “I won’t hire people who use poor grammar. Here’s why.” He speaks about how good grammar correlates to credibility and I completely agree with that statement. The second someone is speaking or writing and the message is not being conveyed grammatically correctly, I personally (consciously or subconsciously) do not believe or trust what that person is saying and will have to do further investigation on what they are talking about. This also reflects how much a person cares about how they are viewed which is a big factor when you are working for/representing a company. If I were a business owner I would not want my workers out in the world sounding like they are uneducated or don’t know what they are talking about, that is bad for business. Being credible is, to me personally, one of the best things to be in life as it is able to create many opportunities in life whether that be in work, business or with family matters. I also never realized how often grammar mistakes happen until I started taking ENG 2101 this semester. I believe every college student should be required to take a grammar class because my writing has greatly improved since starting that class.
I also read the article “Official American English is a Choice” by Lavenda Oluoch and I more or less just respectfully disagree with what the author is saying. I can hear the point the author is trying to make however, I personally feel he or she is undermining a lot of the resources the United States provides for migrants. Especially when speaking about the issue of linguistic diversity, almost everything can be translated for you in America if you do not speak english.
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