atw: Re: Myer Typo

  • From: John Maizels <jmaizels@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:25:32 +1100

Not all Americans, just as not all Australians. My mother-in-law, with whom you will not have the pleasure of sparring, was very specific about language. My wife, despite growing up in Queens, can is an accomplished poofreader. 


Just as well.  :-)
Oh, and she correctly identified the source of the quote "You can't get the wood, you know" from today's SMH... any American who can do that deserves a medal. 

j

At 12:56 4/01/2012, Christine Kent wrote:
And as we all know, not only are Americans illiterate; they and their apologists are sadly lacking in any grasp of Australian humour.
From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Robert Levy 
Sent: Wednesday, 4 January 2012 12:50 PM
To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: atw: Re: Myer Typo
Geez, let's leave Americans out of it. I doubt that American major newspapers, magazines, and books are any worse, grammatically, than Australian ones.
I can assure you that the level of grammatical apathy in the office here in Australia is exactly the same as it was when I worked in the U.S. 

Harumph.

rwl
From: <mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Christine Kent 
Sent: Wednesday, 4 January 2012 12:06 PM
To: <mailto:austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: atw: Re: Myer Typo
You obviously don't socialise with either "the youth of today" or with Americans. Try networking on Facebook to get a taste of reality. :-)
From: <mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John Maizels 
Sent: Wednesday, 4 January 2012 12:01 PM
To: <mailto:austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: atw: Re: Myer Typo
And even more bizarre: the two threads which surface in some surprisingly negative reader comments to the Herald article:
1. that the Myer signage grammar was deliberate, and intended to elicit publicity (an opinion apparently justified on the basis that it worked). 
   2.  that anyone who complains about bad grammar needs to get a life.
I thought only butcher's and fruiterer's had been given social approval to be so grammatically cavalier. 

John

At 11:33 4/01/2012, you wrote:
Yikes! But what does "Early bird get's the right size" even mean? It's a bloody awkward sentence even without the superfluous apostrophe.
On 4 January 2012 10:18, Janice Gelb <<mailto:janice.gelb@xxxxxxxxxx>janice.gelb@xxxxxxxxxx > wrote: 
Nice to know that people noticed this and cared enough to
raise a fuss!
<http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/myer-ridiculed-over-grammar-gaffe/story-e6frf7jo-1226235816873>http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/myer-ridiculed-over-grammar-gaffe/story-e6frf7jo-1226235816873 
Happy new year!
-- Janice
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