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to complain about newsletter grammar?

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FranSanDisco · 15/12/2013 20:14

OK, I have had a couple wines. This week's newsletter repeats two errors which I have previously ignored. The first time I noticed these errors the letter was sent to year 6 only but now it is school wide. The errors are as follows:

Sat's

Arrange to loan the books

Do ignore or write in?

Should I have another wine?

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FranSanDisco · 15/12/2013 20:15

oops I mean do I ignore?

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Trills · 15/12/2013 20:19

Arrange to loan the books

Loan is used as a verb in American English - I realise you're probably not in America but you should recognise it as a variant rather than simply an error.

Trills · 15/12/2013 20:19

Yes you should definitely have another wine.

BrickorCleat · 15/12/2013 20:20

Write in. You don't have to be patronising or belittle anyone for their lack of grammatical knowledge but I would point put that a newsletter is essentially a public face for your school and as such should give as professional an impression as possible.

I'd refer to them as typos so whoever is responsible can save face.

BeerTricksPotter · 15/12/2013 20:22

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FranSanDisco · 15/12/2013 20:27

Really a variant? Yes, I am not in America and neither is the school. I am having another wine, thank you.

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FranSanDisco · 15/12/2013 20:29

BrickorCleat, thank you. I do not want to sound belittling so typo sounds good.

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sockssandalsandafork · 15/12/2013 20:31

Feckity feck off! I write our weekly school newsletter, I usually end up with about 1/2hr to do it after, last weeks was thrown out in about 10mins after trying to get hold two sets of fuckwit parents who hadn't supplied up to date contact details at the same time as dealing with their dc's spewing in my corridor!

sockssandalsandafork · 15/12/2013 20:33

.... and I'm full to the brim of Christmas mulled wine now before I get told off for my appalling spelling/grammar/standard of cocking english Confused Confused Grin

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FranSanDisco · 15/12/2013 20:35

Yes, I see the problem. Where are your full stops and capital letters?? PMSL!! Not good enough Mrs Office Staff. Feckity feck off yerself!!

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BrickorCleat · 15/12/2013 20:38

socks all grammar police call off the dogs if author involved in sick-cleaning-activity.

Just make sure you name and shame on the next newsletter...

ButterflyJenn14 · 15/12/2013 20:42

If this is all you need to worry about in your life then you are doing ok! Have another wine and relax!

OpalTourmaline · 15/12/2013 20:51

I'd be more concerned that the head was asking parents if he should have another wine in the school newsletter. Wink

FredFredGeorge · 15/12/2013 21:54

Yep, Loan as a verb (for physical things) is completely fine, very long history in English, predates America, and it's certainly very common in English speakers, this grammar "rule" is a 19th or 20th century invention.

So no, don't complain, as there's plenty of grammarians on the other side to you.

DramaAlpaca · 15/12/2013 22:01

My DC once brought home a newsletter that had the word "calendar" spelled wrongly three times on the same page (calender, calandar, calander) plus various other typos.

I had to restrain myself from sending it back into the school with all the errors marked in red pen.

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