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Kevin_NY · Joined: 28 Feb 2007 Posts: 11

"If excepted by Little Schools of English, Peru you will...."

Maybe I am being picky, but if an English school is posting an ad, you would think they would have someone proofread it........

eslstudies · Joined: 17 Dec 2006 Posts: 1061 Location: East of Aden

They probably asked one of their employees to do just that.
Look at my signature for more.

Aussie Chick · Joined: 17 May 2007 Posts: 104 Location: Australia

merlin · Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 3:17 am Post subject:

No big deal, if they accept various mistakes of their applicants.

If on the other hand they throw resumes in the circular file for not having the little marke on the e above resume, well, that'd be hypocritical.

I've known lots of schools where the person doing the hiring wasn't allowed anywhere near the curriculum.

guty · Joined: 10 Apr 2003 Posts: 365 Location: on holiday

Not so much a spelling error as a factual one.

The Shakespeare American School of English, in Tampico, Mexico.

jwbhomer · Joined: 14 Dec 2003 Posts: 876 Location: CANADA

"Most language schools are miserable places, bucket shops whose owners shamelessly claim that the flotsam and jetsam they employ are highly-qualified, hand-picked professionals."

Right on! I wish I had a dollar, or even a dime, for all the spelling and grammatical errors made on these forums by people who hold themselves out as English teachers.

But the schools are to blame too. If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys!

nomadder · Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 1:56 am Post subject:

Seen any university websites lately? Scary. Sad

merlin · Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 4:28 am Post subject:

Hear we go agen ... the big ESL Teecher speling debait
Rolling Eyes

Justin Trullinger · Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 7:14 pm Post subject:

Don't take "debait!"

(Oooh. I'm ashamed of that!)

J

fluffyhamster · Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 6:18 am Post subject:

I don't mind the occassional error, but there are some people who ALWAYS seem to be too tired/lazy/drunk/drugged/uneducated to type properly. Their argument: 'Of cause i CUD taip betta, but gim mi breIk!'. A good response: 'Yes, but do you really ever try to?!'.

furiousmilksheikali · Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 6:33 am Post subject:

Definately!

Kent F. Kruhoeffer · Joined: 22 Jan 2003 Posts: 2129 Location: 中国

I don't know what there problem is!

merlin · Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 5:53 pm Post subject:

jwbhomer · Joined: 14 Dec 2003 Posts: 876 Location: CANADA

Merlin - I thought I was being pedantic complaining about spelling errors, but now you've opened an even larger can of worms!
Justin - aaaaaaaagggghhhhhh! Laughing

guest of Japan · Joined: 28 Feb 2003 Posts: 1601 Location: Japan

Nice pun Justin.