Friday, February 20, 2009

With a name like 'craigslist,' what do you expect?

Someone in my house has been printing out ads from craigslist. Either she' s looking to move, or she wants me to edit the ads. I hope it's the latter. Three of the four ads contained misspellings. I have a special prize for the author of the first ad, who threw in a second mistake for free.
"Heat included in Rent/Move in Speicial/ Avalible now..."
"OAKBROOK APARTMENTS: Unfirnished..."

"$500 Funished Studio Apartment ..."
I hope you're as appalled as I am.

So please, dear readers, if you're going to post something on the Internet, proofread it for goodness sake. And if you're not a born editor, ask a friend -- or an editing teacher -- to proof it for you.

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