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November 08, 2004
Oopsies
One of our discussion topics during my recent visit to my alma mater was the general lack of good grammar and proofreading these days....especially from people who are being paid to do better. Like a news reporter I heard on one of the local Little Rock stations Thursday night. She was reporting on the delays in completing the much hyped Clinton library and said "Well, I've been watching them work through the windows, and I can tell you...."
I remarked to Mike that there's the real cause of the delays. They could get done much faster if they were allowed to work from inside the building instead of reaching in through the windows. Sheesh.
Then there's this current employment ad posted yesterday for a metal fabricator.
MUST HAVE METAL FABRICATION EXP.OR DO NOT REFER. WILL BE CUTTING, DEBURING,[sic] ETC. WILL WORK 7AM TO 3:30 PM. HEAVY LIFTING 70LBS. ABLE TO OPERATE SHOP EQUIP. APPLICANT CALL FOR APPOINTMENT.
Sounds like a tough job, eh? Look at the pay. That's right. It pays a whopping $8 per year.
Reckon they've had many applicants?
Posted by Rita at November 8, 2004 07:52 AM