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Passed or past?
It seems her training doesn't include spelling or knowing about homophones (passed for past). yer modden yoof spels as it soundz, init?
It still surprises me that basic literacy isn't a minimum requirement for getting a job in journalism. Could the problem be that all the intelligent people want to do something else these days?
"Passed or past?"Yup, another one I see all the time, and not just in local papers either!"yer modden yoof spels as it soundz, init?"I won't be too surprised in in 10 years time, all columns are written that way!"It still surprises me that basic literacy isn't a minimum requirement for getting a job in journalism. "I think these days, it's more important to have the right opinions than the right qualifications.
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ReplyDeleteIt seems her training doesn't include spelling or knowing about homophones (passed for past). yer modden yoof spels as it soundz, init?
ReplyDeleteIt still surprises me that basic literacy isn't a minimum requirement for getting a job in journalism. Could the problem be that all the intelligent people want to do something else these days?
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ReplyDeleteYup, another one I see all the time, and not just in local papers either!
"yer modden yoof spels as it soundz, init?"
I won't be too surprised in in 10 years time, all columns are written that way!
"It still surprises me that basic literacy isn't a minimum requirement for getting a job in journalism. "
I think these days, it's more important to have the right opinions than the right qualifications.