Inglish as She is Writ

[Greynomad]

Bruce,
Not enough punctuation to clarify meaning is as great a sin as too much punctuation (ie, 'shotgun' apostrophes)!

Viz:
Famous headline from 1942:
"Allies Push Bottles Up Germans"

No, it's not what you think - no torture involved...

It should have been,
"Allies' Push: Bottles Up Germans"

Iza,
I agree with you. Stupid, basic errors in grammar or sentence structure/punctuation show a lack of respect. The writer could not be bothered checking that all is correct before sending off to the client. And the client company is equally culpable for not checking that the language is clear and meaning unmistakable.

[Greynomad]

Real estate agents are prone to overblown prose, however, this agent was tripped up by a simple statement:

polished Blackbutt Timber flooring throughout all traffic area's.

(Capitalisation is all over the place, too.)

When will they learn?

[dapope]

I amuse myself by looking for the grammatical stuff ups on the work intranet. Given that its a government department, there is plenty of scope for errors. Nine MSN frequently drops a clanger or two, as well

[John M]

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On a recent trip to Magnetic Is saw this ad on the notice board.(Had to share it)

[graynomad]

I can get pretty anil a'bout this a swell, it takes longer to proof a post but it shows a little respect four the reeder i think. Arfter awl you're time is valuable as mutch as mine.

I mean reely, how hard is it to get the apostrophe's in the write plaice. Especially in a Professional Product like adds and sines.

And I really hate the use of TLA's everywhere.

Your's
Rob

EDIT: He he, I just found this on another thread.

Taken at Canal Rocks WA this morning between showers with my iPhone.

Must be that new waterproof version I heard about.

[dapope]

There is a shower app for iPhone?

[bobk]

Spall cheque is knot awl t is cracked up two bee.

bobk

[baysidetas]

One that gets my goat is when I see draw where it should be drawer. Even see it in furniture shops.

[Izabarack]

I saw this one yesterday in a technical thread. (Quote) Oil companies spend MILLION's of DOLLAR's on .....(Unquote). Obviously not the sharpest knife in the box so I simply did not read further. Not likely I am going to take any tech advice from this wally.

Iza

[Greynomad]

From today's Bigpond News coverage of the election campaign:

Holding up a mobile phone, he then referenced the Labor leader's profusive use of the device on the campaign trail.

Can anyone translate for me?