Profeshnul standards iz slipn init

Originally Posted by Tommy H

u 1er c wot skule kidz rite in ther buks 2day. 'n tchers cnt x it out

What?


Ste.

[Dave20046]

Originally Posted by TamSV

Surprised? I almost knocked over my inkwell.

I'm the same, professionals send me poorly constructed emails with spelling errors all over and the occasional 'lolz' - I can't believe it. I asked one the other day if he emailed off his phone and apparently he doesn't!
Internal emails that's almost fair enough ,but organisation to organisation??
A solicitor was sending me cack emails the other day, I thought if I was paying for their service I'd kick off!

I treat an email as I would a letter, (obviously unless it's to someone I know very well).

[MisterTommyH]

Originally Posted by slark01

What?


Ste.

Ha ha.

You want to see what school kids write in their books today. And teachers can't cross it out!

Apparently unless your an English teacher you're not allowed to correct grammar or spelling because thats not your job.

[Dave20046]

Originally Posted by Tommy H

Ha ha.

You want to see what school kids write in their books today. And teachers can't cross it out!

Apparently unless your an English teacher you're not allowed to correct grammar or spelling because thats not your job.

Please tell me that's B******s?
I was looking over a colleague's shoulder the other day and (patronisingly!) correcting his grammar after three prompts I had to tell himt hat he should be typing "they're" not 'there', 'their' or 'thier'. Then again this is the same chap that was carefully constructing an email and asked me how you spell "reight" (or rate). I had to explain dialect to him and that the spelling was actually "right".

Gah it's not easy being a pedantic tw4t.

Originally Posted by Tommy H

Ha ha.

Apparently unless your an English teacher you're not allowed to correct grammar or spelling because thats not your job.

Then I'll resist the temptation to correct yours

I'm a solicitor. I hate the use of archaisms and equally the modern drift towards being trendy - 'lolz' indeed

[MisterTommyH]

Originally Posted by Dave20046

Please tell me that's B******s?
I was looking over a colleague's shoulder the other day and (patronisingly!) correcting his grammar after three prompts I had to tell himt hat he should be typing "they're" not 'there', 'their' or 'thier'. Then again this is the same chap that was carefully constructing an email and asked me how you spell "reight" (or rate). I had to explain dialect to him and that the spelling was actually "right".

Gah it's not easy being a pedantic tw4t.

I wish it was B******s! Can't say that it's policy, but it certainly happens in some places. One of my ex's was a teacher and the abbreviations I used to see in the kids coursework (not just workbooks) was incredible. I asked why she hadn't corrected it, and was shocked to learn that the English department had stopped any other department correcting spelling etc. This was an academy too.....the future of our education system.

Originally Posted by Ed

Then I'll resist the temptation to correct yours

I'm a solicitor. I hate the use of archaisms and equally the modern drift towards being trendy - 'lolz' indeed

Please do. I like to think my English isn't that bad, but there is always room to learn.

[TamSV]

Originally Posted by Ed

Dear Sirs

We refer to our 'email' of even date herewith on the project concerning the construction contract at Numptyville. Please return same duly executed. We consider that we have obtained an excellent result for our mutual client who frankly doesn't know his **** from his elbow.

Might we take this opportunity to thank you for your esteemed services

Yours faithfully


Laws Ajoke Solicitors

Sir,

I refer to yours of 10th inst. and regret I am unable to return the contract as agreed.

As you will no doubt be aware, our mutual client has almost entirely disregarded our advice on this matter. It would appear that he was distracted by a particularly challenging level of "Angry Birds" during our most recent meeting.

Unfortunately, this has led to the precise circumstances outlined in your earlier emails coming to fruition.

Our mutual client has instructed me to liaise with your goodselves in order to "sort it out" and has now ****ed off to Florida for three weeks.

LOL, WTF etc.

Fixed Fee Insurance Brokers

OK Tommy, you did ask...

Originally Posted by Tommy H

Apparently unless you're an English teacher, you're not allowed to correct grammar or spelling because that's not your job.

Wifey used to teach History at the University of Exeter. The majority of her students - all final year students at that - had poor written English. One in particular stands out - he used to use semi-colons excessively. So Anne confronted him. He explained that he had never been taught correct syntax at school, and therefore guessed that if he used a semi-colon every few lines then he would get at least some of them right.

[Dave20046]

Originally Posted by Tommy H

I wish it was B******s! Can't say that it's policy, but it certainly happens in some places. One of my ex's was a teacher and the abbreviations I used to see in the kids coursework (not just workbooks) was incredible. I asked why she hadn't corrected it, and was shocked to learn that the English department had stopped any other department correcting spelling etc. This was an academy too.....the future of our education system.



Please do. I like to think my English isn't that bad, but there is always room to learn.

Oh dear.

[MisterTommyH]

It's a fair cop Ed. The trouble is that I know how to use all of the punctuation you just corrected. Must try harder.

Although I get by, I was never succesfully taught the different types of words (verbs etc.) and syntax is a foreign word to me. I never even used a semi-colon until I had to write formal reports (rather than essays) in the final few modules at University. I also can't recite my times tables, even though I have an A level in maths. I think sometimes the basics just get lost.