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A view from the other side......

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Ana Sat 19-Jan-13 22:36:19

grin

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j07 Sat 19-Jan-13 22:32:31

God! I thought someone had died! hmm

#fromtheotherside...........

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Kali Sat 19-Jan-13 22:30:34

This is genuinely copied and pasted from an email i received yesterday. How many spelling, punctuation and grammatical errors can one small email contain?

Dear Customer,

We are rally sorry for all inconvenience ,
As problem has been shorted out.
Please now you can redeem your voucher with success.
please accept apology

Thanks

Thank & Regards,
Jenny
Customer Services

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Ana Thu 10-Jan-13 18:52:28

I'm afraid I will always be a pedant....

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Nonu Thu 10-Jan-13 18:21:34

Like it Butty !!

grin

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Butty Thu 10-Jan-13 17:36:26

grin I suspect editing was spot on with that article!

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Lilygran Thu 10-Jan-13 17:11:47

Thanks, Butty. Have you noticed how people who have a rant against the language police nearly always avoid errors in their own prose and speech? confused

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jeni Thu 10-Jan-13 17:07:58

hmm

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Butty Thu 10-Jan-13 16:59:38

here

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Butty Thu 10-Jan-13 16:58:34

A little lighthearted look across the great divide. wink

[http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2012/12/grammar-and-spelling-pendants-why-you-are-wrong here]]

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