There are many different stories about the downturn in the proper use of English.1 students should be able to distinguish between their/there / they're or the 2 difference between complimentary and complementary. They unfairly bear the bulk of the criticism for these knowledge 3 because there is a sense that they should know better. Students are not dumb, but they are being misled 4 they look and listen. For example, signs in grocery stores point them to the stationary, even though the actual stationery items - pads, albums and notebooks -are not 5 down. Friends and loved ones often proclaim they've just ate when, in fact, they've just eaten. 6 , it doesn't make any sense to criticize our students. Blame for the scandal of this language deficit should be thrust7 our schools, which should be setting high standards of English language proficiency. 8 , they only teach a little grammar and even less advanced vocabulary. Moreover, the younger teachers themselves evidently have little knowledge of these vital structures of language because they also went without exposure 9 them. Schools fail to adequately teach the essential framework of language, accurate grammar and proper vocabulary, while they should take the responsibility 10 pushing the young onto the path of competent communication.