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Varche

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Standard of official letters
« on: 06 February 2019, 21:15:02 »
Is appalling.

Received two more today to add to the pile

First got the deceased surname completely wrong.

The second said “ Sorry your mother has past “ among others.


If we could be bothered we would take it up. There is no point. The world is run by young folk who cannot write even simple letters.
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Re: Standard of official letters
« Reply #1 on: 06 February 2019, 21:30:47 »
Text talk.... :-X
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Re: Standard of official letters
« Reply #2 on: 06 February 2019, 23:16:46 »
Having gone 'toe to toe' with various major corporations in letter form, the standard is poor across the board. To the point where I  struggle to tell what point some people are trying to make!
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Re: Standard of official letters
« Reply #3 on: 06 February 2019, 23:35:45 »
Yes Jimmy, and if you try to point out the error of their ways, you are accused of being a grammar nazi!
However, I would rather be that than an ignoramous with a poor command of English.....

Ron.
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Re: Standard of official letters
« Reply #4 on: 06 February 2019, 23:49:26 »
Work had a load of posters made up about various elf 'n' safety & safe working practices etc. they were littered with spelling & mistakes and sentences that made no sense.

They disappeared as quickly as the arrived  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Standard of official letters
« Reply #5 on: 06 February 2019, 23:56:38 »
Quote from: Andy B on 06 February 2019, 23:49:26
Work had a load of posters made up about various elf 'n' safety & safe working practices etc. they were littered with spelling & mistakes and sentences that made no sense.

They disappeared as quickly as the arrived  ;D ;D ;D
Deliberate slip i hope. ;)
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Re: Standard of official letters
« Reply #6 on: 07 February 2019, 00:12:23 »
Quote from: ronnyd on 06 February 2019, 23:56:38
Quote from: Andy B on 06 February 2019, 23:49:26
Work had a load of posters made up about various elf 'n' safety & safe working practices etc. they were littered with spelling & mistakes and sentences that made no sense.

They disappeared as quickly as the arrived  ;D ;D ;D
Deliberate slip i hope. ;)

Of coarse ......  ::) ::) ::)




















(I know it's the wrong spelling .....  ;))
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Re: Standard of official letters
« Reply #7 on: 07 February 2019, 00:14:14 »
Quote from: Andy B on 07 February 2019, 00:12:23
Quote from: ronnyd on 06 February 2019, 23:56:38
Quote from: Andy B on 06 February 2019, 23:49:26
Work had a load of posters made up about various elf 'n' safety & safe working practices etc. they were littered with spelling & mistakes and sentences that made no sense.

They disappeared as quickly as the arrived  ;D ;D ;D
Deliberate slip i hope. ;)

Of coarse ......  ::) ::) ::)




















(I know it's the wrong smelling .....  ;))
Tsk...
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Re: Standard of official letters
« Reply #8 on: 07 February 2019, 00:15:50 »
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Re: Standard of official letters
« Reply #9 on: 07 February 2019, 06:21:54 »
The banner running along the bottom of the screen on BBC news 24 has some proper howlers in it. Once you spot a mistake, you can't help but watch to see if it's been corrected next time round.
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Re: Standard of official letters
« Reply #10 on: 07 February 2019, 07:18:10 »
 I seem to remember that it was one of the autocues that caught Bill Turnbull out one morning on BBC breakfast
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Re: Standard of official letters
« Reply #11 on: 07 February 2019, 08:40:02 »
SKY is probably worse than the BBC these days, although I must admit I rarely watch the beeb.
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Re: Standard of official letters
« Reply #12 on: 07 February 2019, 09:13:01 »
Maybe we are grumpy old men?

Maybe it does not matter if the news banners have howlers . The key thing is getting the item over.
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Re: Standard of official letters
« Reply #13 on: 07 February 2019, 09:23:14 »
Quote from: Varche on 07 February 2019, 09:13:01
Maybe we are grumpy old men?

Maybe it does not matter if the news banners have howlers . The key thing is getting the item over.

I guess that's how languages evolve, the howlers become the norm?  :-\

A bit like how it seems acceptable to some for the F-word to be used in everyday conversation.  ::)  Even in front of kids!  :(
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Re: Standard of official letters
« Reply #14 on: 07 February 2019, 09:34:48 »
Quote from: Sir Tigger QC on 07 February 2019, 09:23:14
I guess that's how languages evolve, the howlers become the norm?  :-\

And also why old folks end up moaning that official letters have a terrible standard of English .. oh, hey Varche! ;)  ;D
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