Geez, those Audere people should hire a proofreader for the ads that appear at the top of the page... 
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I have a better one.
Read the second sentence of the second paragraph...
http://wholesaleoilpainting.com/html/aboutus.htm
"Canada of South and North America" ???
The site is rife with grammatical errors. Read the sentence in red: http://wholesaleoilpainting.com/html/qanda.htm
I'm nowhere near being the master of English, but how long does it take to proofread?
They're not getting any business from me.
They could like ship wrong painting at house.
Mike
P.S. Ken, I'll PM you one of these days; we're long overdue on camera talk.
Read the second sentence of the second paragraph...
http://wholesaleoilpainting.com/html/aboutus.htm
"Canada of South and North America" ???
The site is rife with grammatical errors. Read the sentence in red: http://wholesaleoilpainting.com/html/qanda.htm
I'm nowhere near being the master of English, but how long does it take to proofread?
They're not getting any business from me.
They could like ship wrong painting at house.
Mike
P.S. Ken, I'll PM you one of these days; we're long overdue on camera talk.
bongomania
Commercial User
They should hire somebody who actually knows anything about graphic design or marketing... I get the feeling David hired his nephew or kid neighbor do do those ads. At least the current ones aren't as dorky as the ones with the comic-book characters a couple months ago.HeavyDuty said:Geez, those Audere people should hire a proofreader for the ads that appear at the top of the page...
Spelling errors drive me crazy. I would go so far as to not spend money at a business that can not spell properly.
-Mike
-Mike
MJ5150 said:
I agree.
I don't read posts that are rife with them. Some of the best bass players at TB can't spell worth a ****, but I just can't stand reading someone else's inability to express themselves verbally.
Spelling is a dying art. To me, this is a sad state of affairs. It's particularly inexcusable in an era of spellchecking software.
Another gripe for me is that people seem to have increasingly limited their vocabulary. This prevents them from expressing themselves clearly, and leads to a great deal of confusion.
I won't even discuss the state of grammar. As a high school teacher, I've seen it all.
The most heinous error I've ever seen was the title of a 10th grader's project paper. The paper was to summarize the work that the student had done over the course of the entire year -- a really substantial project that counted for 40% of the student's grade. What was the title?
"Are Children"
(0f course, the student, a native English speaker, meant to write "Our Children").
Another gripe for me is that people seem to have increasingly limited their vocabulary. This prevents them from expressing themselves clearly, and leads to a great deal of confusion.
I won't even discuss the state of grammar. As a high school teacher, I've seen it all.
The most heinous error I've ever seen was the title of a 10th grader's project paper. The paper was to summarize the work that the student had done over the course of the entire year -- a really substantial project that counted for 40% of the student's grade. What was the title?
"Are Children"
(0f course, the student, a native English speaker, meant to write "Our Children").
I noticed it too, and thought "Hey, I should post this in OT" But you guys beat me to it. If it is a pun, please someone explain it to me. Cuz I don't get it.
BartmanPDX said:Spelling is a dying art. To me, this is a sad state of affairs. It's particularly inexcusable in an era of spellchecking software.
Another gripe for me is that people seem to increasingly have limited their vocabulary. This prevents them from expressing themselves clearly, and leads to a great deal of confusion.
I won't even discuss the state of grammar. As a high school teacher, I've seen it all.
The most heinous error I've ever seen was the title of a 10th grader's project paper. The paper was to summarize the work that the student had done over the course of the entire year -- a really substantial project that counted for 40% of the student's grade. What was the title?
"Are Children"
(0f course, the student, a native English speaker, meant to write "Our Children").
It annoys me when people get the wrong spelling for words like : colour, humour,centre, theatre - I see people mis-spelling these all the time, around here!!
BartmanPDX said:Spelling is a dying art. To me, this is a sad state of affairs. It's particularly inexcusable in an era of spellchecking software.
Another gripe for me is that people seem to increasingly have limited their vocabulary. This prevents them from expressing themselves clearly, and leads to a great deal of confusion.
I won't even discuss the state of grammar. As a high school teacher, I've seen it all.
The most heinous error I've ever seen was the title of a 10th grader's project paper. The paper was to summarize the work that the student had done over the course of the entire year -- a really substantial project that counted for 40% of the student's grade. What was the title?
"Are Children"
(0f course, the student, a native English speaker, meant to write "Our Children").
It would seem wise not to discuss grammar after including a split infinitive in the second paragraph of your post.
Just kidding....
bongomania
Commercial User
bassybill said:It would seem wise not to discuss grammar after including a split infinitive in the second paragraph of your post.
Just kidding....
That was quite cheeky. I like it.
I like the ad where it not only convinces you that your wife wont be mad for spending her crack money, but that she will be throwing her undies at you once she hears your new preamp.
Awesomeness in marketing.
/sarcasm off
Awesomeness in marketing.
/sarcasm off
Yeah, those extra apostrophes are a little annoying. Almost as annoying as "ridiculous" being spelled "rediculous." That is, by far, the most common misspelling of a word I've ever seen, at least among internet forums.
