or unprofessional in my acknowledgement?

[3BreastsInMyShirt]

The beast is finished apart from a name.

My acknowledgements read:

This pile o shite would not have been possible without constant spport from DH, DD1 and DD2. I promise never to do it again.

With thanks to my mates, in particular Mr Gordon and Ernst and Julio.

Should I?

Which beast is that? If it is a thesis YANBU. My dh's last one acknowledged his course tutors, me, the dog and Mr Boddingtons.

I've no idea what beast it is either, but I'd take out the "pile o shite" because whatever it is, people read the acknowledgements first and you'll colour their view. Leave in the alcohol though!

My beast due in September...leave in the alcohol...leave out pile o'shite...I fully intend to thank all the makers of Sauvignon Blanc for their services...

If it is a thesis, calling it a 'pile'o'shite' on effectively the first page is probably not best way of getting examiners on board But the rest is fine...

is this a book you're talking about?

Just thank the booze

Be gracious, give them proper credit and leave out the shite fgs.

I would leave out 'pile o shite'.

It belittles the support your family have given you if the finish result is rubbish. Almost as if, had they helped you a bit more, it'd have been better IYSWIM?

The Mr Gordon and Ernst and Julio bit is good though

Agree with all the others re the 'pile o shite' bit (though it did make me giggle). Rest of it is fine.

Mate of mine acknowledged the 'help' of his 2-yo DD in getting up one night and teaching him of the need to save his work frequently (as she deleted about 2 hours work by accident......)