I am worried

[sabotabby]

As my generation becomes old fogies, the distinction between "your" and "you're" will be forgotten by the vast majority of English-speakers, if it isn't already.

Comments

[mistersmearcase.livejournal.com]

Good point, but I'm not entirely comfortable with the idea that rule-following is a quality I prize so highly.

[pofflewomp.livejournal.com]

Yes, I empathise! Exactly the same worry has kept me awake at nights too, well, almost! I don't like to be a rule-follower or rule-stickler, but I am very pro-spelling and grammar rules! Why oh why?
I have always been a pedant as far as spelling and grammar are concerned, although I have to give pedantry up now as with decline in brain my spelling and grammar are going all wobbly like.

I am very against the idea of changing standard spelling to look like how things sound, though. It makes no sense, as different accents make words sound different, and also it takes away the history of the word that is often shown in its spelling.