misspelled word on billboard

Yep I followed all that, are you sure this is still taught to schoolchildren?!?! It becomes the 'norm' to do things wrongly!! Thank you shiney for my 'revision' tuition!!

Val

 

It beats me how you can get a place in University, yet be unable to spell or do basic arithmetic ?
The schools/Universities, no longer take into account these basics, the place is given
because you got a 60% or more pass in your subjects

I know I am an old grump, only back in the day the only people to get to Uni, were
the intelligent top 5% You had to have at least 95% pass mark in the subjects AND
it included correct spelling and grammar along with legible hand writing

Jack McH

 

I`m ; )

 

I saw a sign on the entrance to a local conference centre "Head Techers Conference" They didn't seem to appreciate me telling them about their stupid mistake, at first denying it could be possible (until they checked the relevant document on their computer) I should have just photographed it and sent it to the local rag for a cheap laugh.

Another miss-spelling I saw out driving near a bikers' rally (and unfortunately didn't have a camera with me) was "Bikers Meat", which I thought begged the caption 'beefy bikers'.

And there's a local event where the signage always has "Fun Day with xxx, xxx, ECT" which I always find rather shocking.

 

You got me mate, sounds like a thread about apostrophes, I missed it too. or is that to, or maybe two.

 

Its only 19 years since I was there, and back then you could be the most clever person in the world as far as your subject of study was concerned, but still fail miserably if you couldn't effectively communicate that knowledge. I can still clearly remember the very first assignment I handed in on my part time Uni course. It was hand written, and the pages were held together with a paper clip. I was very proud of it because I'd check it over several times and decided it was neat and well presented, as well as covering the subject very comprehensively. When I got it back I was satisfied with the 'B' written on it. The lecturer wanted a word with me about it. He said he'd have given me an A for it except his 'eyes had to work' to read my handwriting, and he couldn't read it while drinking his coffee because it kept flopping over when he held it with one hand.

All my subsequent assignments were printed and bound.

You're right, its different now. I hear the latest students at work starting to panic about their final year project (due to be handed in in the next few days). Being in software development, they've all written some program or other. As they panic, I keep hearing last year's lot reassuring them that their program doesn't even have to work, as long as they can explain what they were thinking when they did it. Imagine that:

Boss: This code I've paid you to write, doesn't work at all.
Graduate: Yes, but I evaluate all the options and concluded that the option chosen, even though it didn't work, was the most cost effective.
Boss: Ah ok, that's ok then.

 

Wouldn't get away with that at my uni; if it didn't work, no amount of explaining your thinking would have scored you points because all that says is: "Your thinking is flawed!"

 

They will become highly paid 'Project Managers' in charge of those that can do the work.

 

The student was floored when the lecturer explained their reasoning was flawed