Catholic grammar schools place an emphasis on grammar and diagramming sentences. I went to grammar school, not elementary school. I know the difference between the indicative and the subjunctive. That makes a difference in a contract. I wish somebody would tell Laura Ingraham, Sean Hannity, and Chris Wallace to stop saying “If he was” instead of “If he were”. I don’t understand why those sub literates are paid so much money.
I hear ya. It also irritates the heck out of me to hear prominent folks (e.g., Barry Obama) repeatedly use the subjective first-person pronoun (I) when the objective (me) is necessary. “It has been a great blessing to Michelle and I to live in the White House,” “When you elected Joe Biden and I in 2008...” etc.