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Thomas T. Frost
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Nov 10, 2022

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'Is it a tribute to bad grammar? Council's garbled Covid memorial plaque is mocked for having an array of spelling and punctuation errors including rogue capital letters and the US spelling of honour – and it even gets the date of the pandemic wrong'
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11410557/Councils-garbled-Covid-memorial-plaque-mocked-ridiculous-errors.html

Michael Newton
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Tom in London
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No Nov 10, 2022

Thomas T. Frost wrote:

'Is it a tribute to bad grammar? Council's garbled Covid memorial plaque is mocked for having an array of spelling and punctuation errors including rogue capital letters and the US spelling of honour – and it even gets the date of the pandemic wrong'
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11410557/Councils-garbled-Covid-memorial-plaque-mocked-ridiculous-errors.html


No; they shouldn't have used a proofreader or a spellchecker; they should have been taught proper English at school.

[Edited at 2022-11-10 13:30 GMT]

Andriy Yasharov
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Thomas T. Frost
Christine Andersen
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Made in China? Nov 10, 2022

Thomas T. Frost wrote:

Screenshot_20221110_131045

'Is it a tribute to bad grammar? Council's garbled Covid memorial plaque is mocked for having an array of spelling and punctuation errors including rogue capital letters and the US spelling of honour – and it even gets the date of the pandemic wrong'
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11410557/Councils-garbled-Covid-memorial-plaque-mocked-ridiculous-errors.html


I mean the memorial plaque. Then at least the date of the pandemic is more or less correct.

[Edited at 2022-11-10 17:22 GMT]

[Edited at 2022-11-10 17:23 GMT]
 
Philippe Etienne
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Even a double space Nov 11, 2022

It's not even needed to know that the language is English.

Philippe

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@Thomas Nov 11, 2022

'Is it a tribute to bad grammar? Council's garbled Covid memorial plaque is mocked for having an array of spelling and punctuation errors including rogue capital letters and the US spelling of honour – and it even gets the date of the pandemic wrong'


It's the thought that counts.

[Edited at 2022-11-11 17:07 GMT]
 
philgoddard
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On my version of these forums... Nov 12, 2022

...the post below yours is headed Translators For Begginers.

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Cilian O'Tuama
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Can the English English? Nov 13, 2022

Maybe no one cares (apart from us translators, of course).

Christel Zipfel
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Kay Denney
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. Nov 13, 2022

Even writing "Swindon" in their logo, they can't make up their mind if they want lower or upper case!

And even if we decide to be charitable and overlook all the spelling etc. ... An effing TREE?
Key workers risked their lives and were applauded, as if applause can make up for risking your life and working 18hrs a day because your colleagues are dying and wearing bin bags and makeshift masks because the hospital doesn't have enough PPE. They all deserve a huge bonus and probab... See more
Even writing "Swindon" in their logo, they can't make up their mind if they want lower or upper case!

And even if we decide to be charitable and overlook all the spelling etc. ... An effing TREE?
Key workers risked their lives and were applauded, as if applause can make up for risking your life and working 18hrs a day because your colleagues are dying and wearing bin bags and makeshift masks because the hospital doesn't have enough PPE. They all deserve a huge bonus and probably their salaries should be doubled. This is true in the UK and France and probably a lot of other places. I'm absolutely sickened that nothing has been done to thank these people. A tree doesn't cut it. ▲ Collapse


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Tom in London
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Swindon Nov 13, 2022

Kay Denney wrote:

Even writing "Swindon" in their logo, they can't make up their mind if they want lower or upper case!

And even if we decide to be charitable and overlook all the spelling etc. ... An effing TREE?
Key workers risked their lives and were applauded, as if applause can make up for risking your life and working 18hrs a day because your colleagues are dying and wearing bin bags and makeshift masks because the hospital doesn't have enough PPE. They all deserve a huge bonus and probably their salaries should be doubled. This is true in the UK and France and probably a lot of other places. I'm absolutely sickened that nothing has been done to thank these people. A tree doesn't cut it.


Swindon only exists because it was built as a train servicing town when Brunel built the Great Western Railway from London to Bristol (which at one time was the fastest way from London to America; the railway connected with fast steamships - also designed by the enterprising Brunel).

So Swindon has the shallowest of shallow cultural roots. They hardly go back any distance in time at all. Imagine living in Swindon.

[Edited at 2022-11-13 15:51 GMT]
 
Baran Keki
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Indeed Nov 13, 2022

Tom in London wrote:
So Swindon has the shallowest of shallow cultural roots. They hardly go back any distance in time at all. Imagine living in Swindon.

[Edited at 2022-11-13 15:51 GMT]

They have no sense of humour either...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqJKqbVxgaU
 


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