The school's Christmas Fair ad has a missing apostrophe...

[Alliwantisaroomsomewhere]

AIBU to let the organizer know or should I let it go?

Not sure if the posters are up around school, but they are on fb.

[sickntiredtoo]

the Yanks then took with them when sailed to America and adopted it there
if you are going back that far, there were no fixed spellings at all

[manchestermummy]

I would point it out before someone less polite does.

Someone last week e-mailed me to complain about a number of "typo's" I had made, which were genuine typographical errors btw.

I once e-mailed a very well known home furnishing store to tell them that they do not have 1000's of bargains. I don't care how much or how little a person producing a poster is paid. If it's your job, you check.

[SirChenjin]

I do loads of work for our Community Council - have done for years. If someone pointed out a mistake on our website or whatever I would be very grateful. Wouldn't occur to me to instruct them to join the Council - they very well may do plenty of other voluntary work themselves, or have other commitments.

[Thebodynowchillingsothere]

Well join the PTA and spread your intelligence and joy op.

[ATailofTwoKitties]

Our local school has a lovely laminated sign saying
'No Exit Accept in Emergency'


I'm not sure I can accept that even in an emergency.

[unlucky83]

Just discreetly tell them - also PTA here - we have someone who does fantastic posters (before they joined they were pretty dire).
They get emailed round for approval and the default reply is fantastic, great etc.
They often have things like the time wrong/date etc - it is a proof really -but we all have such busy lives that most people just see it looks good. So far someone (usually me!) will actually read it and check the facts, make comments.
But telling them someone who has done something great - in their own time, in their busy life - they have something wrong or critising I find tricky. If I didn't know the person quite well it would be a darn site harder.

[LayMeDown]

I organised our last Fair. I am a PTA member and all the organisers were volunteers doing all the work in their spare time. It went very well but my personal bugbear was the amount of people who were happy to point out things that could be improved or suggest changes or new ideas but with no intention of actually helping. I developed a strategy of replying 'What a great idea. I'll leave that with you to organise. Let me know if you need anything'. I know your intentions are good but you'll be one in a long line of people telling the organisers what they are not getting right. Unless you are prepared to take over the poster preparation, printing and distribution I'd leave it.

[Whippet81]

I emailed Joules about an error in the email they sent me to say my items had been dispatched.
I made it quite jokey and had a lovely email back admitting no one had noticed and I was right.

It is your duty I tell you to let them know. As long as it is done in a nice enough way then it's fine.

[DaisyFlowerChain]

It's little wonder people won't join the PTA, is it really the end of the world that the poster is missing an apostrophe? Imagine you'd just spend hours unpaid making the poster, begging for prizes, sorting plans and then some parent moans about such a tiny thing.

If it bugs you that much, offer to do the advertising side in future rather than just pick fault. However you word it it will sound like you are pulling them up for not doing a good enough job.

[stillnotsorted]

Say you've spotted a typo. It saves face a little.

[LeonardWentToTheOffice]

I've just checked mine! It's not me. I'm rather proud of mine this year!

[LeonardWentToTheOffice]

Is it mine? I've just made ours. I'm PTA not a teacher but I am hugely pedantic about my apostrophes! I wouldn't mind if you pointed it out but I would be mulling it over for YEARS if I thought you were wrong!! What's the error OP?

[MorvahRising]

Definitely mention it.

I emailed Ocado a few weeks ago to point out two grammatical errors in a job advert for van drivers in the local paper. I thought about it for three days but it made me so cross I simply had to tell them in the end.

[pieceofpurplesky]

Whist looked and both still wrong!!!!

[pieceofpurplesky]

Didn't even notice that eeek - was trying to order named pencils so didn't look beyond stationery!!

[SirChenjin]

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[SirChenjin]

On the strength of this post I have just emailed our school to point out the rememberence error. If I am publicly named and shamed in the newsletter as being 'That Parent of the Week' I shall hold you all responsible

[AllMimsyWereTheBorogoves]

There's a school near us with a banner attached to the railings inviting people to an Open Day to celebrate the 100th birthday of their Victorian building. Given that Queen Victoria died in 1901, this is surprising. It's a secondary school which teaches History to GCSE level.

[Eeeeekyeeek]

I sent a message to a Well known company who advertised 'school stationary' on their website - so I think you should tell them

Tell Very they need to look at their spelling of electricals as well

[SingSongSlummy]

Tell them! I had to be restrained from complaining when the newsletter referred to the 'Literacy Festival' rather than the Literature Festival' Oh, the irony...

[SirChenjin]

Maybe they meant lunchboxes which don't move when you put them down? V useful in a school

[pieceofpurplesky]

Here

[SirChenjin]

I'd want to tell them - but I'm not sure I'd have the nerve

Our school sent home a letter last week about the forthcoming rememberence service. I am summoning courage for tomorrow's phone call as I type.

[pieceofpurplesky]

I sent a message to a Well known company who advertised 'school stationary' on their website - so I think you should tell them.

[CleanHankie]

Am I the only PTA member who has gone to check that it's not their poster the OP is talking about?