smo Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 ...When writing adverts! Oh dear, this is a prime example of lack of knowledge coupled with illiteracy. http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/897322.htm 110 TDSi - What's one of them, shouldnt it be a TD5 or possibly a ROW Tdi Country spec - surely thats County spec vechale, vechile, vechel - I think it should be Vehicle The list goes on, i particually love the "removable tent" - i think thats the canvas, and alto the 11 Ton winch!! Full of spelling errors, full of rubbish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yostumpy Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 no tomb raider badge on the front wings either! Hmmmmmmmmm!!!!!!! Cod or Haddock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 says it's a lara croft model aka tombraider, but it isn't, cos the medallion disc badges are missing from the front wing side panels & these vehicles didn't have tilts either. doubt he'll get 13+K for it either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smo Posted March 14, 2009 Author Share Posted March 14, 2009 The blokes a total Pollock! Who is this Laura croft he talks of?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 The blokes a total Pollock! Who is this Laura croft he talks of?? saw that too, needs to do a bit more research & get his facts correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landrover598 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 There's a guy locally advertising a 2003 tdi disco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santalars Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 As it is not a tomb raider it may actually be a "Laura Croft" model. Whatever spec that will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Maybe she's Lara Croft's sister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishbosh Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 and alto the 11 Ton winch!! Full of spelling errors, full of rubbish Oh dear oh dear! Stones and glasss houses anyone???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ste clark Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 i love ads like this.. it once took the missus and i about half an hour to read an ad on ebay for a passat.. was all in red. caps lock and had been written by someone who clearly didnt speak a lot of english!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sparkes Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 I used to get irritated by ads displaying those characteristics; now I consider them an excellent Guide to Potential Buyers. They make it very clear it isn't worth developing a relationship with the seller. So I move on; gratefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Nice links Lara croft No its missing roofrack cage lights or rusty rivets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smo Posted March 14, 2009 Author Share Posted March 14, 2009 Oh dear oh dear! Stones and glasss houses anyone???? Dammit, i knew i'd make a typo somewhere and there is always one who notices Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Oh dear oh dear! Stones and glasss houses anyone???? 'glasss' hey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soutie Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 In my job I have occasional correspondence with University students in Bath. Their grammar and spelling is comical. So it seems that the misuse of the English language is even at the highest levels of education. Examples I have seen are: miss operated when they meant misinterpreted. There when they meant their and others too numerous to mention. One would think that at that level they could use Words spelling and grammar check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sparkes Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 In my job I have occasional correspondence with University students in Bath. .... One would think that at that level they could use Words spelling and grammar check. I'm more definite. My judgment is that they can use those tools. They just don't care to. Whether they can't or won't, the result should be the same. Any quality assessment of the writer should degraded, their views given less importance, especially if they would personally benefit from their views being given a normal, or higher, importance. Part of 'writing for your readers' is to ensure they can concentrate on the important views the writer is presenting. Not make life difficult by creating distractions, which the reader then has to work round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishbosh Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 'glasss' hey? He he he Well I didn't want Smo to feel picked on now did I!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkrentfitter Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 when i worked on felixstowe dock collectively the people i worked with were sent a ******** letter,i sent it back highlighting 11 spelling and gramatical errors,this had been sent sent by a training manager! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Twig Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 In my job I have occasional correspondence with University students in Bath. Their grammar and spelling is comical. So it seems that the misuse of the English language is even at the highest levels of education.Examples I have seen are: miss operated when they meant misinterpreted. There when they meant their and others too numerous to mention. One would think that at that level they could use Words spelling and grammar check. I'm not suprised, most of us studying are doing science, engineering or sports coaching/development. None of these professions are particularly renowned for literacy skills! And given some of the literacy levels of the lecturers it isn't suprising. We had one lecturer who taught us control systems, featuring a variable "k" which was used a lot. Only problem with that was he ended every sentence with "'k?" as in "okay" when he was lecturing. Funnily enough people on that module didn't do too well... And if we're throwing stones, "Words" should have an apostrophe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disco_al Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 he ended every sentence with "'k?" as in "okay" when he was lecturing did you have mr.mackey from south park as your tutour? m'kay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 And if we're throwing stones, "Words" should have an apostrophe... Yeah I spotted that one too ...and leave us Uni of Bath graduates alone, my Engerlish is absolooley foine now I loive baaak in Zummerzet.... It's just a shame my fingers don't always follow what my brain is trying to say It used to put me off when people couldn't write even an advert correctly, but then you also find those people are some of the most skilled/knowledgeable in the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyoldgit Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Time to pull the plug on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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