A few years ago I was passing a butcher's who was advertising his 'Spicey
Grills'. I went in and, tongue in cheek but sparkle in my eye, told him he
had spelled 'Girls 'incorrectly. He was not amused and gave me a dead-eye
look.
I thought it was funny anyway.
Arthur.
----- Original Message -----
From: "grasshopper" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 6:48 AM
Subject: Re: New sub:The Sandalwood Horse ( Grasshopper)
> Dear Arthur,
> I'm told many greengrocers,butchers etc deliberately misspelled words on
> their signs. Apparently some people would pop into the shop to point it
out,
> and, of course, might buy something while they're there.
> However, while this might have applied in the past, I think today it is
> mostly down to simple ignorance. I was surprised, watching the BBC
Learning
> Zone, which explained how English exams were marked, that the examiners
only
> take notice of spelling in a small spelling test --for the rest of the
> paper, candidates can 'express themselves freely' with as many incorrect
> spellings as they like. Seems to me a sign of a general dumbing down, like
> the multiple choice questions.
> What letter follows B in the alphabet ?
> A) c
> B) a
> C) d
> D) b
>
> Kind regards,
> grasshopper
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Arthur Seeley" <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 8:06 AM
> Subject: Re: [THE-WORKS] New sub:The Sandalwood Horse ( Grasshopper)
>
>
> > You fooled me! You captured the voice well. I was convinced it was a
found
> > poem. I was fascinated and amused by some of the spellings I encountered
> on
> > my recent holiday in the Algarve. Mind you I am also similarly amused by
> > some of the spellings I encounter in my own country. A local food fair
was
> > selling Saviouries the otther day. Arthur
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