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BugTeeny 
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Posted: 07 August 2008 at 9:05pm |
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Smiths City - what were you thinking?
Latest ad campaign:
Smiths City, Make's it easy!
MAKE'S????
Since WHEN does the word 'makes' have an apostrophe?
And I am the only Grammar Nazi when it comes to advertising? Or books? or is that 'book's'?
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Posted: 07 August 2008 at 9:09pm |
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Nope, I am a stickler for grammar too, Chinese english on signs at takeaways etc. drives me NUTS!
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Posted: 07 August 2008 at 9:16pm |
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Gahhhhhhhh. It's killing me already.
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Posted: 07 August 2008 at 9:33pm |
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I'm always annoying DH by pointing out spelling and grammar mistakes in mailers and on signs etc, but I'm also chronic for not proofreading when I'm in a hurry. Such a hypocrite!
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Posted: 07 August 2008 at 9:37pm |
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I am the same and my DH is a printer! I am forever picking up mistakes in stuff, but the funny thing is its stuff that has already been approved from the Media Agencies!!
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Posted: 08 August 2008 at 7:04am |
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ME TOO! living in japan drove me nuts but at least they had an excuse that English wasn't their first language. i am shocking on this forum though. bad typing more than grammar
BTW just told all my students if they used american spelling they would FAIL NCEA.
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Posted: 08 August 2008 at 7:33am |
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I always notice spelling mistakes. What I've found hard is texting language. I always use apostrophes (sp?) and only have a few things I abbreviate. Some of my kids texts take ages for me to work out cause I don't get it straight away. But then I'm the same with personalised number plates - most of them puzzle me.
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Posted: 08 August 2008 at 8:05am |
That is pretty poor & to think it had probably been checked by numerous people 
I always notice & point out bad spelling & grammar. I think I get it from my Mum who's always done the same.
Blackboard menus & fruit & veges shops are often the worst. Avacado or potatoe anyone??
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Posted: 08 August 2008 at 11:12am |
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I too am sick of chineese spelling its always wrong, I just have a little chuckle when I see it.
I think schools should learn NZ english and no way should they be allowed to use txt english. That is just silly. So I am with you Lizzle
Hmm I love Avacado and potatoe. lol
I must say I am not the best when it comes to spelling but I am usually quite good.
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Posted: 08 August 2008 at 11:28am |
I hate bad spelling and grammar too. Although sometimes on here mine's shocking.
I'm not as much of a grammar/spelling nazi as some people though. I've borrowed library book before in which someone has penned corrections.
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Posted: 08 August 2008 at 11:41am |
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Don't get me started on bad spelling it drives me insane!
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Posted: 08 August 2008 at 12:05pm |
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Posted: 08 August 2008 at 12:32pm |
Glad to hear I'm not the only one who gets annoyed about such things!
Has anyone read Eats, shoots and leaves? I read it a few years ago but I remember enjoying it, though I think it made me even more of a punctuation nazi than I was before!
I get particularly irritated by people putting apostrophes where there shouldn't be any - I know someone who puts them in EVERY word with an s on the end! Every word! Drives me crazy!
Lol checking back over my post now in case there are any errors... 
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BugTeeny
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Posted: 08 August 2008 at 4:41pm |
 AuntieSarah wrote:
I get particularly irritated by people putting apostrophes where there shouldn't be any - I know someone who puts them in EVERY word with an s on the end! Every word! Drives me crazy! |
Yeah, I know a few people who do the same.
To a point it's forgivable. Not everyone has a grasp of the written language.
Heck, I am crap at maths, so no one's perfect. And I know I'm not overly careful when it comes to typing.
But for it to be on an ADVERTISEMENT!
Like sally belly said, several people would've checked it. Shameful.
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Posted: 08 August 2008 at 4:50pm |
 I'm shocking with apostrophes (DH would always give me lessons when proofing my essays) but I'm anal about grammar and spelling. However, even with my apostrophe "shockingness", I would have picked up the Smiths City cockup!
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Posted: 09 August 2008 at 3:12pm |
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I am an apostrophe Nazi. The one that bugs me the most is advertising the likes of a Mum's Group. Um, does that mean that only one is invited???!?!
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Posted: 09 August 2008 at 5:51pm |
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Yep I'm an apostrophe nazi as well.
Also TVNZ and TV3 have been bad lately with spelling. I saw some subtitling on TVNZ for that Maori language show where they'd subtitled brakes (for a car) as breaks. And TV3's target had breach as "breech" the other night.
I have "eats, shoots and leaves" but I never get to read it as it's on permanent loan.
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Posted: 09 August 2008 at 6:10pm |
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Someone at my office uses 'whom' all the time and even though I correct him every time he still doesn't get it. The other thing I hate is yous instead of you. I also correct emails from staff where they have used incorrect grammar or spelling. It just worries me what they email out to clients.
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Posted: 09 August 2008 at 6:57pm |
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Ditto.
I still cannot bring myself to text in "txt speak". The only time I do is when I am low on credit and need to make sure I don't run into two texts instead of one.
I am super fussy about that kind of thing, especially when I know people can spellcheck and must have people who read it before it's approved.
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Basic English - 101
