I have found 8 grammar and/or spelling mistakes in my 'Parent Information Sheet' for my son's new class.

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WIBU to mark them up in red and ask the teacher to see me after school?

I thought that cathy - surely we say Maths not Math, so is it not just 'Maths sheets' in the same way we would say 'Literacy sheets' or 'Science sheets'?

saltnpepashere

I wonder if mikeyjohn has seen the irony of their multiple exclaimation marks?

One of our local primary schools has a notice on their website about open days for 'perspective parents'.

The math's sheets what?

I wouldn't usually pick up mistakes on a website, as it's not a formal written thing, but if you're criticising others' terrible grammar....

Badgercub Yes, the welfare of the children is important. So is spelling and grammar. Sorry, but it doesn't take two minutes to proofread a document and in many cases I'm sure a willing member of the governing body would help.

Yes cathy there is no need for the apostrophe at all! Hilarious given the utter self righteousness of that post!

Boney - mikeyjohn is probably far too busy posting other people's mistakes on facebook and taking the piss with all the other perfect parents to notice the utterly shit punctuation in her own post.

am finding myself checking my grammar even more carefully than usual

"Sorry, but it doesn't take two minutes to proofread a document "

Sorry but our documents take longer to proofread than that and I physically don't have the time in my 5 minute break before my deadline to proofread the document, email it to the office, sort out autistic child having a meltdown and prepare the lesson that will take place in five minutes' time...

Something's got to go. In that circumstance it will always be the proofreading.

The wrong use of apostrophes drives me insane - to the point of shouting at the TV when I spot them. It's just so irritating. (You could probably guess that because of my username here).

I also hate it when I see sentences beginning with "and" or "but". I was taught in primary school that was a big no no!

Don't even start me on should of or would of!

An e-mail to the HT to point out that there were errors - maybe.

But marking the Parent Information Sheet with a red pen? That's taking the piss.

It would be funny though.

To whom?

well not you of course...bit sensitive alkifrolic?

Not at all. Just think it's a bit childish and trying to get one over the teacher.

yes well nothing gets me in touch with my inner teenager like a patronising senco

Strictly speaking you could argue that math's is correct as the apostrophe is representing the missing letters as in we'll where the ' shows there were letters there.
Our local buses urge parents to practice their child's new school route with them. Advert from the education authority.

Strictly speaking, surely it should be 'buses...

and 'fridge's

And 'phones...

But not 'fridge's! unless it's the 'fridge's friend, for example...

ah but if the apostrophe indicates missing letters then you would need one at each end for 'fridge', wouldn't you??

Argghhh

and I knew it should be maths not math's - no idea what came over me there, other than I was thinking 'I must not make a mistake in this post' which was probably dooming me to do just that! Next time I must remember to read it through before posting, especially having been interrupted by ds and dh a couple of times.

And in my defence, I did say that the odd mistake or typo would creep in - it was just to make sure that you were all reading my post carefully

Mais oui.

But hen it should be 'frigs' really, which just looks rude

Then. Then. Not hen.

it certainly does hen (real LOL)