I get that it seems ridiculous to you, but shit like that is how languages evolve, regardless of its perceived impropriety. English is littered with things that were once considered improper, and back then, just like today, there were people complaining that “proper grammar” was being lost, people are being lazy, etc.

Being a hard ass about grammar and proper pronunciation isn’t going to make you any friends (besides to other pedants). People learn as much as they care to learn, and nobody likes being corrected. I tell you this not because its related to the post, but as a former pedant who realized how lame it is after watching “The Professor and the Madman”.

Anyway, my 2¢…