Grammatical ineptitude: Not just a problem for the yoof!
Here are a couple of examples of complete tosh that I have had the pleasure of hearing/reading, which show that, while literacy standards may be in free fall in our schools nowadays, it has been a long, long time since they were at an adequate level.

***DISCLAIMER*** Admittedly my own standards are tripe, so I am in no position to criticise, but I am going to anyway.


1. At a meeting recently with a bunch of senior colleagues and managers, some of them even senior managers, I was astounded to hear somebody talking about a proposal with another firm and come out with the line;

"We didn't get the answer we were looking for from the office manager, so tomorrow I'm going to get in contact with their Headquarters and speak to someone higher up the racky "

I looked around the room mouth agape, as people nodded in silent agreement with this chap. I nearly shat my pants with disbelief.

Now these people are all at least 10-15 years older than me(26), are highly paid professionals and have what the general public would consider as important jobs.


2. 'Miss co-habiting Pike' and I moved house last year to Surrey and hired a lawyer from a fairly expensive firm to deal with the nightmare local estate agents.

Having made an offer on a property we liked, we were delighted when said lawyer phoned to say that we had got it.

On receiving the following written confirmation from the lawyer, I was less than delighted to read that,

"The owners have decided to except your offer"


I say I was less than delighted, I was more dismayed or saddened really, having now realised that I had actually hired and trusted this solicitor with the not so trivial matter of my house sale and that they had now revealed themselves to be a complete idiot.

I might have accepted this mistake from my window cleaner, but thought it bad form for a lawyer that wasn't Lionel Hutz.

She charged me 60 quid for that letter.



Sorry for off topic/length/spelling/punctuation/Piper Alpha/Diana/Hindenburg etc
(Don't tell him Pike i'll probably just stay in, Wed 4 Feb 2009, 12:24, Reply)