I agree with all of the analysis so far, but would add one more; written communication in general has taken a real nosedive in the past several years. Blame texting, IMing or just the general environment of the day that prevents meaningful conversation, either in person or by voice, and you have what we see all too often.
Though retired, I have the professional credentials and experience to make this observation…..speech/language pathologist. In the last ten years of my career, things that would never have allowed me to qualify a child for my programming before were standard. It all goes to the dramatic shift in how we live our lives. “Stop and smell the roses” has value for many reasons, and we just don’t do that enough anymore.
