Good News for a Change...

[Greynomad]

Well I must admit I'm so happy that I don't own/run this forum any more.
I'm not singling out anyone in particular but ......... please!!!!
I reckon it's been quite a while since I read a 'happy' thread.

OK Brucie, here's some good news...

Over the past few days I have had the following email conversation:


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Saturday 18/4/20, 01:15hrs

ATTN: CEO. Re: TV Advertising
Dear Sir/Madam,
As a retired sub-editor, I am used to correcting people who add unnecessary apostrophes, eg. "hamburger's".
I write to tell you that your television advertising contains a glaring error: the absence of an apostrophe.
The second frame in your ad contains the text,
"Were minimising the time..."
What you mean is,
"We're minimising the time..."
I hope you're prepared to discuss this with the ad agency or TV channel which created your ad.
Yours faithfully
...
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Sunday 19/4/20, 17:15hrs

Dear Ray,
Thank you for your message.
You are, of course, correct. I might try to argue that this was intentional to see if anyone was actually watching the advertisment.
But alas, it was just an oversight.
We will try and get it corrected.
Kind regards
James ...
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Sunday 19/4/20, 18:45

Dear Mr ...
Thank you for your response. And for taking it in good humour.
Most times when I have notified advertisers of such errors, my correspondence seems to disappear into a black hole!
Regards
...
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Wednesday 22/4/20, 18:50hrs

Dear Mr ...
Congratulations on making the correction to your ad so quickly!
Thank you, on behalf of all those sub-editors, teachers and others who love the language.
Regards
...
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Wedhesday 22/4/20, 21:39hrs

Dear Ray,
I'm pleased we could correct this and I thank you for pointing it out to us.
I was lucky enough to study Latin and Classical Greek at school, where I found a love of language and grammar.
It makes our mistake even more embarrassing.
Kind regards,
James ...
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Dunnit warm the cockles of yer heart, and vice versa...

[native pepper]

Back in the days of good newspapers, they had proof readers who checked grammar and spelling before going to press. Today you can read any news, information or government site and find many errors in spelling and grammar in every article. Good news about the reply, but why didn't they say they would teach their journalists to write and pronounce properly, or hire real proof readers.

[Keith Morris]

"tanks" here---

They dont not teach proper English in da skools no more.
Not like wen we went to skool in the old days and lernt the 3 r's.
Keith.

[T1 Terry]

"tanks" here---

They dont not teach proper English in da skools no more.
Not like wen we went to skool in the old days and lernt the 3 r's.
Keith.

Razin', r**tin' and rioting, "those were the days my friend we thought they'd never end"

[supersparky]

T1, they didn't end. We just passed the baton to the next wave of young 'uns.
We just got a little older and a little wiser, and didn't get caught as often.

[Dot]

If only

[T1 Terry]

If only

So Dottie, what were the three R's you learnt at school?

[Dot]

If only

So Dottie, what were the three R's you learnt at school?

Well the 3 R's to me were reading, riting and rithmatic but didn't do too well at those my schooling was the 5 F's. The rest is up to you to figure that out else I would have to write myself a letter.

[Chuck]

Mine?

His R's.

My R's.

Her R's.

Guess which one I'd pick...

[norman]

Ray, I was taught at school that never start a new sentence with "and"
Dear Mr ...
Thank you for your response. And for taking it in good humour.
Most times when I have notified advertisers of such errors, my correspondence seems to disappear into a black hole!
Regards