Quoting Peter MacGregor <ranwo...@ranworth.co.uk>: > Matt - typos and grammatical errors I've spotted. > I am personally always very suspicious of any > company large or small that can't write accurate > English - especially in the UK! There's some > excuse for Johnny Foreigner as he hasn't had the > benefit of a proper education in the language - > though sadly that is becoming rarer in this > country now, thanks to the long-haired, scruffy > weirdos that pass for teachers in many schools.
<snip type="huge" /> And that's exactly why I thought I'd ask this list first - I'm now too close to it to spot any mistakes - thanks Peter. > > As a matter of interest - where is the telephone > number located that is given? It isn't listed in > the BT "Code decoder" and I don't recognise the format of it. It's the new dialing code for VOIP (Voice Over IP) telephone numbers. I plan to put an "03" number in place. The following is from https://www.voipfone.co.uk/EP_UK_Telephone_Numbers.php : "This is a new number range specifically for Internet Telephone companies. Like the Voipfone numbers, calls between 056 numbers are free but unlike them, they can be dialled from any telephone anywhere. When someone calls a 056 number from the When someone calls a 056 number from the UK using an ordinary telephone, the caller will be charged at the NVS call rate which is the same as calling an ordinary geographical, national number. When they are called from outside the UK they are charged standard international rates. These numbers are very new and you may occasionally find that calls from some mobile telephone operators in the UK or abroad may not connect. " > Sorry to be so pedantic, but I did run a software > company for five years that was awarded prizes > three years running for the quality of the > manuals and sales documentation we produced in > terms of clarity, accuracy and ease of use. Ok - > it was BI (Before Internet) but the rules haven't changed that much! Pedantry is a blessing in many places, copy for websites is certainly one of them! Many thanks, Matt (worried about how many mistakes will be picked up in this email... :oP ) -- Matthew Macdonald-Wallace matt...@truthisfreedom.org.uk http://www.truthisfreedom.org.uk/ ____ The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM ____ To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:subscribe-wdvlt...@intm-dl.sparklist.com or use the web interface http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ Send Your Posts To: wdvltalk@lists.wdvl.com To change subscription settings, add a password or view the web interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=wdvltalk ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: arch...@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-50472069-230552.f22dcf5120bad5a91a87f69f1e923...@lists.wdvl.com To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
