> >Now, I'm not a rabid pedant - I don't jump on people for spelling things wrong or whatnot. But I *do* find it rather an abomination when a corporate web site - and even its ad banners - displays such sloppiness with the English language. I wonder what the actual cost of such sloppiness is; how many customers does that lack of attention to detail turn away? I know I'm less inclined to buy things from companies who show so little care for their publications. Anyone else the same way?
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> Absolutely. But I'm guessing the RinkWorks demographic is a little skewed in favor of respect for the language.
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> Lire"rabid pedant"lyn

I'm not a stickler either, but it depends on where the error occurs. A casual email is different from mass advertising. But there are some errors that I can't tolerate anywhere. An example is "off of" as in, "He took the lid off of the cookie jar." And I think I already mentioned "your" instead of "you're." Also on my intolerable list is the use of "add" instead of "ad," short for advertisment. Double negatives tend to amuse me, rather than irk me. "I don't have nothing," always makes me smile.
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