The BDOTGNZA's American Division is hard at work!

[Hitcher]

Going back to the original thread we are talking about a group that wants to perform a world wide attack on badly worded signs. Is that really worthy of the effort? What next an attack on street signs that don't exactly follow the line of the road? Of corner signs that don't fully convery the angle of turn?

The battle has to start somewhere. Turning a blind eye and doing nothing merely compounds the problem. While me and others like me may be using a pitchfork to push very runny shit up a steep hill, we will keep pushing.

[James Deuce]

That part of what you said was correct. The rest was, in my view, a waste of space. Communication and gramma, while intersecting, can be mutually exclusive. You appear moderately intelligent, so i'll assume I don't need to bore you with a long description of why you don't need to have perfect gramma to convey your intent.

Going back to the original thread we are talking about a group that wants to perform a world wide attack on badly worded signs. Is that really worthy of the effort? What next an attack on street signs that don't exactly follow the line of the road? Of corner signs that don't fully convery the angle of turn?

If the intent is clear to a reasonable person then what is the problem.

I'm sorry, I got bored and forgot precisely what it was we were discussing.

[Big Dave]

you have the attention span o

[Big Dave]

I checked AAA is already taken Reg.

Australians Against Acronyms have it registered.

[jrandom]

all other things being equal, would you buy the motorcycle with the dented tank or the pristinely unmarked one?

They told me dented tank's were worth street cred.

[jrandom]

or whom murdered which child...

Actually, not quite.

You're confusing subject and object; one says 'who murdered whom', not 'whom murdered...'.

[Big Dave]

They told me dented tank's were worth street cred.

Sigh....If only I hadn't launched so many cheap shots lately....

[jrandom]

Sigh....If only I hadn't launched so many cheap shots lately....

Oh, I'd never presume to imply that the dents in my tank were bigger than yours.

[Big Dave]

Oh, I'd never presume to imply that the dents in my tank were bigger than yours.

I don't have a tank - I have an airbox cover and a frame - and it's got pucks.

[PrincessBandit]

He might only have one boat....?!

Yes, quite possibly contraction of "boat is for hire" ???? Possible, possible, oooh look another pink piggy just went flying by

[Flatcap]

Actually, not quite.

You're confusing subject and object; one says 'who murdered whom', not 'whom murdered...'.

Nicely corrected!

[Okey Dokey]

I think Hitcher's post #30 summed it up perfectly. A writer should really make the effort to be clear, through the use of grammar and punctuation conventions.

I can't believe the CVs I've seen with horrendous spelling errors, yet all expensively bound and on flash paper. How badly do you want the job if you can't even be careful with your CV?

[Blackbird]

I think Hitcher's post #30 summed it up perfectly. A writer should really make the effort to be clear, through the use of grammar and punctuation conventions.

I can't believe the CVs I've seen with horrendous spelling errors, yet all expensively bound and on flash paper. How badly do you want the job if you can't even be careful with your CV?

Absolutely! Although it's a bit more understandable with teens, we had some absolute howlers over the years from schoolkids applying for apprenticeships at our company. Many were simply appalling but a personal favourite was from a lad applying for a plumbing apprenticeship with our civil engineering team. He said in his application that he wanted to be a Pumbler, hehe. That's passed into folklore like gargre and sprotsbike on KB. Sounds so much nicer than being a plumber.

On a sad note though, I'm sure that some potentially good kids have been overlooked on more than a few occasions because their applications have been too much like hard work to read. Everyone is ultimately responsible for their own destiny although it is nice to lend a helping hand when you see potential.

[kerfufflez]

The battle has to start somewhere. Turning a blind eye and doing nothing merely compounds the problem. While me and others like me may be using a pitchfork to push very runny shit up a steep hill, we will keep pushing.

While me may be using a pitchfork?

Shouldn't it be 'I'?