I showed this letter to my husband and commented on the ill-use of “you’re” (2x) and “friend’s”. My husband’s reply: They’re selling cars, not diplomas!
I think this is a very nice letter, but I think their should be someone who spel chekcs and grammar chekcs there letters to custamers. I think if the company did that, they wood appear more perfessional.
Since I used to be a teacher - I HAD to used red “pen”… I couldn’t resist!
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Yeah, that really makes them look LAME! Geez.
I try very hard to use the rules I was taught those many years ago, especially as I’m primarily a technical editor these days.
However neither Shakespeare nor Twain was likely to be bothered by spelling/grammar errors. Read what Twain has to say about newspapers in ‘A Connecticut Yankee…’.
However nobody commented that the letter was hand-printed rather than written. I print, but that is because of severe hand problems - something like 10 surgeries in as many years, however I would find a scribe.
Oh stuff like this drives me nuts!
That SATC episode where Natisha uses the wrong “their”, love it!
ugh… i had this boss who couldn’t spell for crap it would be things like not for sell instead of not for sale. just stupid stuff, i used to think get a dictonary, you are ‘the boss’. then i quit because she was such a moron. though i have to admit these people were trying, it’s just spelling is not that important anymore.
And what’s with all the capital letters? It’s like he’s shouting.
wow, letter fail is right! He needs to slow down and proofread for goodness sakes
It just reminds me of EVERY email I get from my boss. All addressed to some girl named Rayann.
This is verification that we are a computer world that we cannot write on paper anymore - We are so conditioned and spoiled by spell check!! Me included ;)
If he is going to take the time to write take the time to proofread.
That is a pet peeve of mine & it’s so commonplace. Cathy has it right, it’s an indication that we are a computer world now. Spell check doesn’t check correct usage. Another pet peeve of mine is the fact that my son hasn’t been taught how to write in cursive. Another dying art due to our technological world.
I had planned on homeschooling him this summer, but, yeah, well…another pet peeve of mine is that my spirit is willing but my flesh is lazy.
This drives me crazy! The sad part is that most likely the author did not understand the difference between your and you’re. The note really lacks professionalism.
I must say that I disagree about the comments about cursive writing. I think this is an art that should be left behind. Most documents ask that you print because the handwriting of the majority of people is unreadable (mine included).
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When I was an editor at the 49ers, I used a purple pen. The interns called it the Purple Pen of Death.
I was never a teacher, just the family/friend spellcheck. Misspellings and grammar mistakes drive me batshit, ESPECIALLY when it’s supposed to be a professional type outfit.
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We Really Apreeciaate gud spelers….and relly gud yus of grammer….
Matt, Unca Dave and Aunt Robin
amen sister! your hitting on a pet peeve of mine! (see how i did that?) companies that can’t spell don’t deserve my business. so there.
Oh my!
I find myself typing so fast that I mess up your and you’re. Well, not really. I type fast and then stop and have to think about which one to use. I *almost* always catch ‘em.
But handwritten? That does look quite sloppy. And makes you question if they know what they are doing!
Well, if you must know, I was a diagramming sentence superstar back in the day.. and I would have eaten this note up too! Except for the fact that….ya’ll was in Kitsap county right? Wha’d ya ’spect? Seriously though.. I think dumblond is onto something with the use of all the capital letters. Shouting. IT IS SO PERFECT THAT I AM GOING TO YELL LIKE THIS IN MY BLOG ALL THE TIME SO THERE! LOUD NOISES!
DAHAHAHA! Stuff like that irks me, too!
OMG - really? This letter wasn’t a joke? Oh that makes me so sad. And yet I can’t stop laughing. Love the red pen!!
If I had received that letter I would have red-penned it and sent it back to them! Stuff like that drives me buggy!