[Gllug] Re: [very OT] Monthly GLLUG grammar report

Mike Brodbelt mike at coruscant.demon.co.uk
Wed Nov 27 01:04:48 UTC 2002


On Tue, 2002-11-26 at 21:07, Jonathan Harker wrote:
> 
> However, in the real world, fundamental grammar and spelling mistakes in 
> written material would lower my expectations of the 
> candidate/client/salesman/whoever, and they will more likely get filed in the 
> round cabinet. Relying on a spell checker isn't enough.

FWIW, at my office we have a small group of editorial staff. A couple of
years ago, a post within this team was vacant. The first criterion used
for discarding CVs from the pile was the candidates ability to correctly
spell the word "liaise". Most of them got it wrong....

Mike.


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