Can't find one of the other rants so have re-started this thread. Went to work yesterday and I always start off with a chat in our dining room before I go onto my shift. On our large tables are plastic upright notice boards with bulletins and the like for members of staff. One was about an upcoming election within our branch, it was announcing the date and who was standing for each department. This was written by someone fairly high up on the hierarchy though not yet a manager. There were ten glaring errors - so out came my trusty 'red'pen here's a few examples: Are instead of our and repersentative [both of which I put down to her Dorset accent], your instead of you are. That old favourite the mis-use of the apostrophe - when I asked those assembled what was it used for, I received blank looks - no one knew!! There were double l's when only one was necessary. She took it very well as I tried to be joking about it - she must have as she asked me to help re-do the notice with her - I also included a few commas and full stops, as the whole thing included no commas or full stops.
We can't say 'schools nowadays' as she is in her late fifties - but it is horrifying that not only did she not know that her notice was badly done, but several other members of staff weren't aware of it.
Reforms response to Rachel Reeves’ heckler.
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