It has come from an over-emphasis on the subjective. It’s not correct, but people place their feelings above correct grammar. A little, now and then, for artistic license, is fine, but we’ve gove overboard.

Thanks for correcting the “excepted.” Those things drive me crazy, but I have, for the most part, given up. It’s refreshing to see that someone else knows and cares.

It’s the same reason people use all capital letters to emphasize something. “I really HATE the traffic on Fridays.” Is the capitalization necessary? No, but everyone gets the point.

With instant messaging and text messaging becoming so prevalent, our language is bound to change over time. Resistance is pointless.

I am guessing that is has something to do with trying to add emphasis to a question that might not be very intriguing on its own. I would never do something like that.

Good luck!!!!