It's Unpossible to Write More Better
Kolo-TV article
In Kolo, Nevada, they don't have much use for book-learnin'.
Usually I don't get too critical when I read something on them internets that isn't punctuated well, or has poor sentence structure.
Oh, who am I kidding? I always get torqued off! I HATE reading things when people don't seem to care about basic writing skills. But mostly, you see bad writing in forums, or in people's blogs, or in personal emails from your lazier friends. (Not Justin, he's conscientious, and he can spell fancy words because he's eddicated.) But hey, not everybody is a good speller. I accept that. I don't like it... But I accept it.
The place you DON'T expect to find it is in professional websites, say, for corporations, or for television networks. That's right, I'm talking to YOU, KOLO-TV in Kolo, Nevada!
In this article about controlling West Nile virus through mosquito urine, (yes, that's right) the author of the article writes like a third-grader. Or, possibly English is their second language, and they haven't really gotten up to speed on the basics yet.
From the article:
"It is like trying to when she's done with the blood meal its is like trying to get a 747 to take off with over one thousand people on board."
Oh, wait... You know what? I bet the article is just a straight transcript off the newscast. Author Terri Russell probably just writes the articles exactly as the reporters deliver them, word for word. And, because people often speak in a way that would make them sound idiotic if it were written exactly as they said it, well, the article sounds idiotic!
It's not Terri Russell's fault! She's just transcribing! She only sounds like a third-grader because she doesn't bother editing the material from the newscast in any way, which you would normally do, to prevent it from sounding like you're in third grade!
Okay, Terri Russell, from Kolo, Nevada or thereabouts. I'm sorry I came down on you so hard. But tell your boss to either start paying you, so you can devote time to raising your writing level to at least sixth grade, or start running a disclaimer at the bottom of your articles. Here, I'll write it for you:
"This article was not written by a third-grader, or by someone unfamiliar with English. It only sounds moronic because it's just a straight transcript from the newscast. It is cheaper to do it this way, instead of editing it so it sounds like it wasn't written by monkeys."
Oh.... Looks like Terri Russell isn't even the article author, though the byline seems to indicate that. She's the reporter who delivered the story.
Oh, crap. Well, now I don't know WHO to complain about.
It's a good thing stuff on them internets doesn't stay around very long for posterity!
In Kolo, Nevada, they don't have much use for book-learnin'.
Usually I don't get too critical when I read something on them internets that isn't punctuated well, or has poor sentence structure.
Oh, who am I kidding? I always get torqued off! I HATE reading things when people don't seem to care about basic writing skills. But mostly, you see bad writing in forums, or in people's blogs, or in personal emails from your lazier friends. (Not Justin, he's conscientious, and he can spell fancy words because he's eddicated.) But hey, not everybody is a good speller. I accept that. I don't like it... But I accept it.
The place you DON'T expect to find it is in professional websites, say, for corporations, or for television networks. That's right, I'm talking to YOU, KOLO-TV in Kolo, Nevada!
In this article about controlling West Nile virus through mosquito urine, (yes, that's right) the author of the article writes like a third-grader. Or, possibly English is their second language, and they haven't really gotten up to speed on the basics yet.
From the article:
"It is like trying to when she's done with the blood meal its is like trying to get a 747 to take off with over one thousand people on board."
Oh, wait... You know what? I bet the article is just a straight transcript off the newscast. Author Terri Russell probably just writes the articles exactly as the reporters deliver them, word for word. And, because people often speak in a way that would make them sound idiotic if it were written exactly as they said it, well, the article sounds idiotic!
It's not Terri Russell's fault! She's just transcribing! She only sounds like a third-grader because she doesn't bother editing the material from the newscast in any way, which you would normally do, to prevent it from sounding like you're in third grade!
Okay, Terri Russell, from Kolo, Nevada or thereabouts. I'm sorry I came down on you so hard. But tell your boss to either start paying you, so you can devote time to raising your writing level to at least sixth grade, or start running a disclaimer at the bottom of your articles. Here, I'll write it for you:
"This article was not written by a third-grader, or by someone unfamiliar with English. It only sounds moronic because it's just a straight transcript from the newscast. It is cheaper to do it this way, instead of editing it so it sounds like it wasn't written by monkeys."
Oh.... Looks like Terri Russell isn't even the article author, though the byline seems to indicate that. She's the reporter who delivered the story.
Oh, crap. Well, now I don't know WHO to complain about.
It's a good thing stuff on them internets doesn't stay around very long for posterity!
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