anyone want to join me in grumble about the quality of other people's written work

[hatwoman]

quality of language, analysis, strategy all up for discussion. Blaming A levels, universities, your own work-place training all invited. Awarding of points out of 10 particularly enouraged. I had to spend all sodding day today reading something for publication that I seriously would give about 3/10. just. it was appalling. record sentence (yes I took to counting, it was that bad) was 63 words long. yep. SIXTY-THREE. and, in case you missed it, this is for EXTERNAL PUBLICATION.

[fortyplus]

miggy - funny you say that. ds1 always gets AAAAs in his report, yet his spelling and handwriting are TERRIBLE. When I try to correct him he doesn't take a lot of notice because his teachers don't give him the message that he should be making an effort to improve. He doesn't even copy headings correctly when they are written in front of him. I know he has a problem with this - he's getting some extra help with his spelling - but his subject teachers don't reiterate the message. Makes me CROSS.

[GooseyLoosey]

Have to join in here. Dh is is a university lecturer and they are actually considering marking scripts in text speak.

[KathyMCMLXXII]

You mean, like, 'D minus. C me l8tr'???

[GooseyLoosey]

Exactly right! Also have done some post grad teaching myself and was alarmed to find that my students were incapable of writing the most straightforward letters - I gave them a grammer test and almost all failed!

[mamama]

Noooooooo. Mrking in txt spk? What is the world coming too?

[fortyplus]

GooseyLoosey - ur nt jkng??? wt abt ne1 wt dnt do txt spk? da pr peeps!

[clerkKent]

I have just seen a 240 word sentence on MN! No punctation whatsoever!

[fortyplus]

Here's another one...
I have just popped down to the Reprographics Dept at work (home counties Boro' Council) to fill in an order form for a print job. The form is headed 'Please be aware that incomplete forms will be returned, which could lead to delay's in job completion'.
Dear God...