I don't want to sound like I'm making excuses, but obviously Americans are the biggest culprit of poor English. This is because of the failure of our government school system. Notice that there are several regulars here who use English as a second language, and their command of the English language is superior to that of some Americans who know nothing but English.

The problem is no one sets the standard. Students are allowed to advance without mastering basic skills. Teacher's achievement is measured by how many students graduate, not how well they've mastered things like writing. There is also the factor that for many Americans, they don't feel they have to be careful typing on the internet.

I see people's writing every day and it's horrible. Americans are being cheated and they're too complacent to do anything about it.