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Re: Words about words
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 6:48 am
by dusty
newportcycle wrote:I have to agree, the decline not only spelling but syntax is shocking. I was a "C+" student and things around our office have gotten such that errors are prevalent to even my eyes.
"C+" in days gone by was in indication of "better than average" work. Based on what I see from the younger generations today, the average student could well be getting A's and B's. The academic system is now designed to "pass" students and not to weed out the "poor performers".
The extensive use of jargon used on social media simply makes it worse.
Re: Words about words
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 4:18 pm
by EliWalton
A coworker told me a long time ago that the world is run by "C" students... Now I think that may have been optimistic...
Ely
Re: Words about words
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2017 8:00 am
by cooch366
robinson46176 wrote:For a while I kept a letter I received back when I was in data processing in the late 1960's. We did a lot of general ledger processing for CPA's and the letter was from an employee of one of them. She wrote me to tell me that our people had misspelled a word on their report and they wanted it corrected. I still had their hard copy available and it was her error. What made it classic was that she made 5 really blatant spelling errors in her short letter to me.
I never met her but she must have been related to the boss or very pretty because her lack of skill at her job became legendary in our office over several years.
Reminds me of a young girl from Scotland that worked for me for a short time. She spent much of her time boasting about how much better their schools were than ours... If she was any reflection of their schools they had problems.
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Kind of like this?
My Rezimay
Deer Sur,
I waunt to apply for the secritary job I seen in the
Paper. I can type real kwik wit one finggar and do
Sum Acounting 2..
I think I am good on the fone and I am a pepole
Person. Pepole really seam to respond goodly to me.
I'm lookin for a jobb as a secritary but it Kant be 2
Complikaited
My spelling is not 2 good but find that I awfin get a
Job Bcuz of my persinalety..
My salerery is open so we can discus wat you want
To pay me and wat you think that I am wurth,
I can start imeditely. Thank you in advanse 4 yore
Anser.
Hopifuly I M Yore best aplicant so phar.
Sinseerly,
Peggy May McBiggins
PS : I half includeded a
Pickture of me Bilow.
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Dear
Peggy May:
Start on Monday,
We have spell check.
Re: Words about words
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2017 7:09 pm
by newportcycle
I recently complemented one of my direct reports on the "zeal" with which he attacked his latest work assignment, he looked at me with wrinkled brow, what does zeal mean, was his response. Bachelors degree in civil engineering.
Re: Words about words
Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2017 2:53 am
by everettdavis
Maybe they taught him why we park on driveways and drive on parkways. So far no one has been able to tell me that. Inquiring minds still want to know.
Everett