Before you read the rest of this post, please read this article: Hi-tech babble baffles many.
I see a specific fault in this article: Grammar
What's up with that? Point in case: "Even people who knew about technology where baffled by some words. Only a third knew what a DVR was. " What do they mean?
Do they mean 'people who knew about technology' are located somewhere, and we have to look for them?
Or do they mean 'baffling words are where 'people who knew about technology' are?
This sentence should read: "Even people who knew about technology were baffled by some words..." Another example is this sentence: "The study did offer are some signs of hope for the technology industry. "
Either they left a word or three out or they started saying one thing and halfway through their sentence, they decided to say something else. This sentence should read (if I'm reading it correctly): "The study did offer some signs of hope for the technology industry." Grammar folks. Read what you post. Everyone does it at one time or another (although some more than others :)). I even had an incorrectly spelled word on this very blog! - but of course, it's corrected thanks to Jeremy B. There are times that I will post something, but I'll read it again and again until I am satisfied it's error free. It may be a day or two before something is corrected, but at least I correct what's wrong. Blogs are different than published works - as from the above cited article from the BBC. Blogs show a glimpse of every day life, thinking, opinions, education (or lack thereof), etc... Published works such as the above cited BBC article should be error free - period. 'nough said....