Gotta love those scheduler typos...

Just got this email, with the titled requesting:

"emales between the ages of 21-38 wanted!"

Wow, "emales"!! There are so many times I wished I had one of those. Do they do the dishes, too?

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Only if you put an "f" in front of itwinking smiley

Equal rights for others does not mean fewer rights for you. It's not pie.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
I guess I'm a grammar Nazi, but when I read shop instructions and find typos all over the place, I feel like sending them an email correcting them. I know they would do the same for me. smiling smiley
Thank you for your job posting. Your post has been given a rating of 7. Corrections had to be made for grammar, spelling and syntax. For future postings it is recommended you use spell check.

Equal rights for others does not mean fewer rights for you. It's not pie.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
I have edited editors and still found typos. I have seen typos in the questions on the reports I have to answer, the job description of the advertised shop, and in the request for more information from the person editing my shop. I even read a typo in the second book of the "Hunger Games" series my nephew has finally convinced me to read! So, that last statement has nothing to do with mystery shopping, but had o throw it in there just because I cannot believe it made it to print with a glaring typo. At any rate, it just let's me know that no matter how perfect we try to be in our writing, we are all still human and make mistakes. I have spell check, autocorrect, and the check most reports make you go through for submission, but still some slip through. I sometimes make typos myself that make it through all those checks. Sadly, I often make typos in my posts because I am usually using this silly tap-screen on my tablet which I HATE because it corrects words I did not want it be corrected. Aside from that, I purposely made two typos in this post. Did you catch it?? smiling smiley
Take that back....there were actually three. See, there is another editing mistake! smiling smiley
I got me!

"had o throw" should be "had to throw"

"just let's" should be "just lets"

"want it be corrected" should be "want to be corrected"

I am a school teacher. It's what I do! lol
Shoot. I only caught two typos and a grammar error. Good thing I'm not an editor!

Equal rights for others does not mean fewer rights for you. It's not pie.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
LisaSTL Wrote:
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> Only if you put an "f" in front of itwinking smiley


and even then, not necessarily!

Robin

Silver certified, I shop in Cities in NM and TX that no one has ever heard of.
LisaSTL Wrote:
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> Thank you for your job posting. Your post has been
> given a rating of 7. Corrections had to be made
> for grammar, spelling and syntax. For future
> postings it is recommended you use spell check.


HA HA! When I get a response like that I wonder if I was working on the report late.
Not all schedulers are shoppers. I have pretty good relationships with a few schedulers. Their grammar and typos are of no relevance to me. It's not what they're paid to do.

Now, editorial comments are another matter.
amie068 Wrote:
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> Aside from that, I purposely made two typos in
> this post. Did you catch it?? smiling smiley


You wrote in your second post there were three typos. Make that four. It should read, "Did you catch them?" Make it five, if you want to count the double question marks. winking smiley tongue sticking out smiley

JDFG caught the others.
When we all catch hell for proofreading your post, just remember you double dog dared us!

Equal rights for others does not mean fewer rights for you. It's not pie.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
LisaSTL Wrote:
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> When we all catch hell for proofreading your post,
> just remember you double dog dared us!


Amen! I wouldn't dare do it otherwise as long as you promise not to proofread mine, either. winking smiley
LisaSTL and AlwaysAngie - I almost fell out of my chair laughing at your posts!!!! I really did put in extra typo's to see if my challenge would be challenged, and let me assure you, I had to read it over SEVERAL TIMES to make sure I was on my p's and q's. I mess up all the time even though I am OCD and "Type A"! The only thing I ask is that you don't critique my future posts because I will be posting as I normally would with my fingers typing faster than my thoughts. I will likely make many grammar and spelling mistakes all along the way. smiling smiley I suppose it is a good thing I am not paid per post on this forum. I surely would already be way in the hole!!! I probably made mistakes in this post talking about how I try to not make mistakes! smiling smiley smiling smiley smiling smiley
jdfg, now, "I got me" sounds like a typo! I am now totally playing with everyone and pretty paranoid that all of my future posts are going to be edited!! When I am off the clock, please give me the permission to misspell, have poor grammar, use the wrong tense of verbs, and have a more than desired number of autocorrects from my touch key tablet that will make absolutely no sense! In this one post, due to complete paranoia, I edited my own words and found FOUR wrong autocorrects!!! I hope I did not pick I fight I will not be able to win! Hee! Hee! smiling smiley
Today I got an e-mail about a Beasy shop.... Is that supposed to by easy, busy, or beasty?
Don't you love the auto correct on texting? I was joking with my granddaughter about the 50 Shades book. I typed 'handcuffs' and it came out France, for some reason. She howled at that one. I didn't even notice it when I texted her either. LOL Maybe the schedulers were texting? J/K
If you ever want some belly laughs, go to damnyouautocorrect.com. Hilarious.

Equal rights for others does not mean fewer rights for you. It's not pie.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
Heck are we supposed to spell check even in here??? How much you pay me if i do not make mistakes????

(On the side note...I trained myself to avoid writing don't...and now I write do not even in emails to friends LMAO).

Shopper and auditor since March 2012.
Cover all center/north Oklahoma and south Kansas.
1) This thread is awesome.

2) There is one particular MSC that states in its general instructions, "Do not write to us and tell us we have typos in our instructions". They are the most egregious offenders of any MSC I have worked with...and yet, my blow-by-blow narrative in full sentence form must be absolutely error-free! I'm not sure how they would know the difference.
SUPER. truly LOL.LisaSTL Wrote:
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> Only if you put an "f" in front of itwinking smiley
Se esta hablando de gramtica y de las buenas formas de escribir yo pienso que eso es un poco relativo, aunque insisto, se debe escribir todo correctamente para evitar confusiones por parte del que lee, yo por ejemplo; lo que escribo en ingles son barbaridades, pero cuando leo una traduccion, me que asombrado de lo poco que se puede entender, ahora, Pregunto: Alguien entendio? ,
"If it is talking of grammar and the good forms of writing I think that that is a little relative before you insist you can put write all correctly to avoid confusion on the part of the reader, me, for example.

I that write in English without (barbaridades?! no clue) but when you read the translation, you assume that I only a little can understand. Now, question--Do you all understand?"

My Spanishi is pretty bad, but no worse than Bing or Google, I would think ;-)
This is what I got,

"Is this talking about grammar and the good ways to write I think that is somewhat relative, but I insist, you must write everything correctly to avoid confusion by which reads, I for example; I write in English are barbarities, but when read a translation, I astonished of what little I can understand now, wonder: someone understood?"

¿Edel, si eres capaz de leer inglés o usar un traductor, ¿por qué no traducción sus propios mensajes en vez de esperar a que tomemos el tiempo?

Equal rights for others does not mean fewer rights for you. It's not pie.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
When one speaks of grammar and good ways of writing, I think that it is a bit relative, and yet I insist that one must write everything correctly to avoid confusion to the reader.

Take me, for example. What I write in English is ridiculous, but when I read a translation, I am astonished by how little I can understand.

Now, I ask: Does anyone understand me?

(Three years of high school Spanish almost 30 years ago. How did I do?)

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/10/2012 07:30PM by BusyBeeBuzzBuzzBuzz.
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