BTW, one of the ways to spot a bogus email request for bank information,
besides the fact maybe you don't even have an account at the bank that's
phishing you, is the lousy grammar.
It's kind of sad to think even that may not be an accurate clue
(though long before the age of spam and phish and other such words, I
commonly told someone who asked for some of that information on the
phone that if they were who they said they were, and they really didn't
have that information, I guessed I'd move my accounts - but that's
another thread).
Jason wrote:
> On Fri, 1 Jun 2007, Dave Clark wrote:
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>> I'm one of those lawyers who read -- very carefully -- the reports
>> and letters or whatnot folks like Godsey prepare. Bad spelling,
>> misplaced commas, terrible grammar and other such gaffes display
>> someone who cannot communicate properly. I take that into
>> consideration when evaluating the matter, how well can that person
>> present in court before judge and jury, and does the person know what
>> they're talking about.
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> I'm a computer engineer and was a sysadmin for a long time. It always
> amazed me when sales reps would send me e-mail with badly mangled grammar
> and syntax. I'm supposed to trust you and spend my money with you yet you
> couldn't pass a 5th grade English test? Whether I'm writing
> professionally, personally or a quick e-mail I always proof read it. I
> see my words as my ambassadors and if they're ugly I'll look ugly too.
> And I don't need any more help there!
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> The most recent trend I've noticed is the overabundance of single quotes,
> particularly before the letter 's'. I was in the grocery store yesterday
> and a sign said "Red Delicious Apple's". I didn't realize that a single
> quote means "look out - an 's' is coming!" Either that or the apples own
> something and they aren't telling us what. Has anyone else noticed that?
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>> You cannot believe the junk I see... they're, their, and there,
>> you're and your (and of course, UR), and the poor little apostrophe
>> all over the place. Every man or woman who treasures the English
>> language should read the little book "Eats, Shoots and Leaves."
>>
>> On my Treo, I spell out what I'm trying to say, and with that puny
>> keyboard it takes a while. So, I've learned economy of words. Keep
>> it short and simple.
>>
>
> Hear hear!
>
> -Jason
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