zilspeed
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| posted on 3/8/10 at 08:19 PM |
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Literacy
See below.
This is a scan of a genuine enquiry which we received regarding a client's house.
Top quality bit of letter writing, I would suggest.
We all make a bit of a hash of things sometimes, but come on.
 
Quality
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 3/8/10 at 08:23 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by zilspeed
We all make a bit of a hash of things sometimes, but come on
I assume you mean someone made a hash of the DPC and forgot to insulate the dormer's ?
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Mr G
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| posted on 3/8/10 at 08:53 PM |
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At least it doesn't contain my pet hate - 'dose' 
Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a
car that you are still paying for - in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes
and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it.
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BenB
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| posted on 3/8/10 at 08:54 PM |
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Hey, that's nothing. One of my peeps told me he'd been to the hospital and had a Bavarian Enema 
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BigFaceDave
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| posted on 3/8/10 at 09:03 PM |
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Could be worse! At least it only leaks when it rains!
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Litemoth
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| posted on 3/8/10 at 09:07 PM |
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Perhaps all the funges had roted his brane?
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liam.mccaffrey
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| posted on 3/8/10 at 09:20 PM |
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there spelling and gramar is pawe
It isn't the worst I've seen by a long way though
Build Blog
Build Photo Album
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 3/8/10 at 09:39 PM |
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Or perhaps Eengleesh is not their first language. 
Liam, how did you know their Granny was skint?
[Edited on 3/8/10 by Confused but excited.]
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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Peteff
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| posted on 3/8/10 at 10:54 PM |
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It could of been worse, he could of written of a few times instead of have.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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RazMan
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| posted on 3/8/10 at 10:54 PM |
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I fink thay nyd a speel chucker
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 3/8/10 at 11:44 PM |
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Just an education would do.
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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blakep82
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| posted on 3/8/10 at 11:47 PM |
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i've seen worse on here...
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James
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| posted on 3/8/10 at 11:57 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
i've seen worse on here...
Just what I was thinking! 
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
- Muhammad Ali
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r1_pete
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| posted on 4/8/10 at 07:30 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
i've seen worse on here...
The number of CV's I've seen in the last couple of years with such grammar and text speak is appalling....
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 4/8/10 at 07:54 AM |
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It can happen to anyone - this is an extract from a job advert that was posted on our company's internal website yesterday:
 
Langugae
This is from an international company with well over 1000 employees, most of whom are graduates... (and I'm not naming the company!).
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mcerd1
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| posted on 4/8/10 at 08:11 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mr G
At least it doesn't contain my pet hate - 'dose'
I'll keep quiet then, I do that one all the time
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RazMan
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| posted on 4/8/10 at 11:01 AM |
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One that I often notice is the misuse of 'loose'
eg. "That mod will make the engine 'loose' power"
Then there are the classic common errors, Your / You’re, Its / It’s, Two / To / Too,
....oh and apostrophes all over the place
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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swanny
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| posted on 4/8/10 at 11:56 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by r1_pete
quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
i've seen worse on here...
The number of CV's I've seen in the last couple of years with such grammar and text speak is appalling....
i got involved with my first bit of recruitment this year. the number of applicants with poor english and typos for a 30k plus job is shocking. made
all the more funny however when they go on to tell you they have "good attention to detail" or cringingly describe in the interview how
their biggest weakness is being too much of a perfectionist!
[Edited on 4/8/10 by swanny]
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 4/8/10 at 02:24 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by swanny
quote:
Originally posted by r1_pete
quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
i've seen worse on here...
The number of CV's I've seen in the last couple of years with such grammar and text speak is appalling....
i got involved with my first bit of recruitment this year. the number of applicants with poor english and typos for a 30k plus job is shocking. made
all the more funny however when they go on to tell you they have "good attention to detail" or cringingly describe in the interview how
their biggest weakness is being too much of a perfectionist!
[Edited on 4/8/10 by swanny]
Too much of a perfectionist to press F7.
And to top it all off the newer versions of Word actually underline all that!
If I was in a position to pick I'd be sending that back asking for it in English and not Nigerian Scam English.
Central heating on even in the summer? Not if you're under 80...
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adithorp
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| posted on 4/8/10 at 04:16 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by swanny
quote:
Originally posted by r1_pete
quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
i've seen worse on here...
The number of CV's I've seen in the last couple of years with such grammar and text speak is appalling....
i got involved with my first bit of recruitment this year. the number of applicants with poor english and typos for a 30k plus job is shocking. made
all the more funny however when they go on to tell you they have "good attention to detail" or cringingly describe in the interview how
their biggest weakness is being too much of a perfectionist!
[Edited on 4/8/10 by swanny]
At least they use capital letters. ;0
My favorites hates are there/thier, of/off, to/too and no full stops. My personal number one for a car forum... break/brake!
[Edited on 4/8/10 by adithorp]
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
http://jpsc.org.uk/forum/
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zilspeed
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| posted on 4/8/10 at 04:39 PM |
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If I might just add at this point.
With all due apologies to those who endure any form of dsylexia. I'm sure that life is made all the more difficult when reading or writing is a
genuine struggle.
In the case above, I suspect the accused is just not trying very hard.
EDITED
To correct spelling mistake...
[Edited on 4/8/10 by zilspeed]
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 4/8/10 at 06:24 PM |
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Agreed - my nephew has dyslexia, and if he has to produce an important document he first runs the speeling/grandma* checker, then passes it over to
another member of his family for a final proof-read.
* intentional mistake - in cass you're wondering
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mcerd1
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| posted on 4/8/10 at 08:01 PM |
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some people do realy struggle with dsylexia, but these days every little thing has to be explained by some sort of medical condition 
they told me I had some mild for of something or other like that - but I just think I'm crap at writing
[Edited on 4/8/2010 by mcerd1]
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Peteff
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| posted on 4/8/10 at 10:31 PM |
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My favourite is when they write "definately" then spell check and it changes it to "defiantly" as in, "I would defiantly
not do it like that"
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Simon
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| posted on 4/8/10 at 11:10 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
* intentional mistake - in cass you're wondering
And this one?
quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
This is from an international company with well over 1000 employees, most of whom are graduates... (and I'm not naming the company!).
Graduates used to be the bane of my life when I worked in London.
Put on graduate stream - fast track career path (and salary) and I doubt most couldn't tie their own shoelaces (an international financial
services company employing over 55,000 people).
ATB
Simon
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