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To think it is embarrassing to use a lower case 'I' in the middle of a sentence?

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josil · 19/04/2022 20:48

I see this quite a lot in my workplace, AIBU to think it's embarrassing that an adult would use a lower case 'i' in the middle of a sentence?

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Nietzschethehiker · 22/04/2022 11:56

Well it's bad typing and use of the English language in written form but truthfully I have far less time for people in the workplace who think a childish concept of embarrassment is remotely relevant.

What a silly use of the term. If a grown adult is worried about embarrassment at work I would be genuinely concerned if they were mature enough for the role.

Unprofessional is not the same thing as embarrassing.

JudgeJ · 22/04/2022 12:23

josil · 19/04/2022 20:55

I should have out this into context - I see it in formal emails to clients and also on job applications. I received a job application earlier and it was done throughout the whole cover letter, it definitely was not a typo.

I mean in a formal context. Of course, an informal chat is very different.

One application for the bin if the applicant can't be bothered to write correctly in a formal setting.
Having said that I once got my own name wrong on an application form, I was living abroad, the phone rang as I was mid filling it in, I was rushing to make the post, (it was that long ago!) and I wrote my surname twice! Oddly, I did get the job.

LetHimHaveIt · 22/04/2022 12:31

It looks bloody awful. YADNBU.

Hamster1111 · 22/04/2022 12:41

I am torn on this one. On a job application, my gut reaction is to think it was poor. I'm not sure embarrassing is the right word, but I wouldn't be impressed. I wouldn't care in an email or other casual comms, but I would expect a job application to be properly proofed. However, I have a son who is dyslexic. I know that he may find writing in the workplace/job applications a challenge when he is older. I'm trying to be more open-minded.

TiptowThroughTheToadstools · 22/04/2022 12:48

YABU does it really matter? You can still read and understand what is being said.

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