atw: Re: Technical Writer at Mincom, Brisbane

> The *real* problem is in "details of the job ad is
> available".
> Subject-verb agreement. This is got wrong so
> commonly these days that I
> can see it becoming accepted as correct in the near
> future. But until
> then, there's no argument: it ain't the Queen's
> English.

That is because people accept Microsoft's spell
checker recommendation, which automatically makes the
verb agree with the last noun used before the verb. At
least, that is my experience.

I cannot comment any further, as I still work for
Mincom ...  :-)

Cheers,
Ana


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