Richard Feynman on the uncertainty of knowledge - video

[mklotz]

Yes that is very true. It also requires a good command of the language grammar to understand the questions and lamentably that seems to have been left out of modern english speaking education.

The ability to read, interpret and write the language is in itself a mark of intelligence. (Note that I'm assuming we're talking about exams couched in the exam taker's native language.)

You're quite correct, Tony, about the death of language education in today's schools.

I've studied (informally) the language usage on many of the forums I've frequented. As a result, I've concocted the following conjecture...

Conjecture: The typical native English-speaking forum contributor is incapable of writing an original composition of 200 or more words without making a major grammar error.

And, before someone raises the "it's informal writing" argument, let me say that "informal" is not a synonym for "incorrect".