atw: Re: Myer Typo
- From: Michael Lewis <michael.lewis@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2012 14:13:53 +1100
Not for John. He's "one of us".
;-)
BTW, does anyone ekse have difficulty understanding the correctly
punctuated version? (Maybe I'm getting a leg up because my wife has been
unable to buy a particular garment in her size in the current round of
retain insanity.)
- Michael
On 4 January 2012 13:50, Christine Kent <cmkentau@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Oh Michael, too subtle methinks!****
>
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> *From:* austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:
> austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Michael Lewis
> *Sent:* Wednesday, 4 January 2012 1:31 PM
> *To:* austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* atw: Re: Myer Typo****
>
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>
> A medal, indeed - and cancellation of her US citizenship! (TGS was
> broadcast "in all civilised countries . . . _and_ America".)
>
> - Michael
>
> ****
>
> On 4 January 2012 13:25, John Maizels <jmaizels@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:***
> *
>
> 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<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:* austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [<austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>mailto:
> austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ] <austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> *On Behalf Of *Christine Kent
> *Sent:* Wednesday, 4 January 2012 12:06 PM
> *To:* 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:* austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [<austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>mailto:
> austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ] <austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> *On Behalf Of *John Maizels
> *Sent:* Wednesday, 4 January 2012 12:01 PM
> *To:* 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 <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
> Happy new year!
> -- Janice
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