Presidents Day

[72doug2,2S]

I just received a daily email promotion from Allposters.com with a promotion for "President's Day." WTF? There is no such thing as "President's Day." It is "Presidents Day," or "Presidents' Day." It is not the day of, or for the current acting President.

Even more infuriating is a google search which repeats the error on official public school web addresses. There is no apostrophe between the "t" and the "s."

I sent allposters.com an email for correction, hopefully they will get it right next year. But how is it that schools who are supposed to be educators are so ignorant?
Our tax dollars at work.

Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 8:20 AM
To: 'orders@allposters.com'
Subject: RE: President's Day Sale - 25% Off Everything!


There is no such thing as a "President's Day." Please inform your daily email editor that they have failed in their job. There is no apostrophe between t and s. It is "Presidents Day", or (Presidents' Day). You look foolish and I am not sure I would feel confident in ordering from this email promotion.

Sincerely,

http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/socialstd/features/presday.html

http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/presidentsday/

[Jim Richards]

it's an outrage!!!!

[ruf-porsche]

Originally Posted by Jim Richards

it's an outrage!!!!

Sentences should start with a capital letter.

It's an outrage!!!!

[gassy]

Many writers believe that multiple exclamation points will indicate that the comment preceding the exclamation point was very important, very loud, or had a lot of emotion behind it. Unfortunately, this is a sign of an amateur writer, and a big tip off to editors in the publishing field that the author is probably inexperienced. We see multiple exclamation points all the time in blogs and personal writings, and I even use them on my own blogs, but multiple exclamation points are not acceptable in professional writing.

A good writer will be able to convey the additional emotion or loudness of the exclamation in their writing along with the exclamation point, and multiple exclamation points are simply not acceptable.

[Mo_Gearhead]

Quote: "We see multiple exclamation points all the time in blogs and personal writings, and I even use them on my own blogs, but multiple exclamation points are not acceptable in professional writing."
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what ...????

Well, we certainly need to keep THIS Pelican B.B. 'professional'!!!!

[Jim Richards]

Originally Posted by ruf-porsche

Sentences should start with a capital letter.

It's an outrage!!!!

The BBS software turned my ALL CAPS response to all lower case. It's an outrage!

[Jim Richards]

Originally Posted by gassy

Many writers believe that multiple exclamation points will indicate that the comment preceding the exclamation point was very important, very loud, or had a lot of emotion behind it. Unfortunately, this is a sign of an amateur writer, and a big tip off to editors in the publishing field that the author is probably inexperienced. We see multiple exclamation points all the time in blogs and personal writings, and I even use them on my own blogs, but multiple exclamation points are not acceptable in professional writing.

A good writer will be able to convey the additional emotion or loudness of the exclamation in their writing along with the exclamation point, and multiple exclamation points are simply not acceptable.

I'm not a good writer, and, I was trying to shout. The BBS software thwarted me.

[gassy]

Originally Posted by Jim Richards

I'm not a good writer, and, I was trying to shout. The BBS software thwarted me.

I just cut and pasted that quote!!! If you S P A C E the caps you can get away with it and really shout!!!

[Jim Richards]

Thanks for the tip. I A M S O D A N G O U T R A G E D !

[fingpilot]

The software will not allow me to correctly spell the word " **** " .

I, too, am fing outraged.

[Jim Richards]

fing right!

[72doug2,2S]

Originally Posted by fingpilot

The software will not allow me to correctly spell the word " **** " .

I, too, am fing outraged.

You're darn tootin'!

Dear Doug,

Thank you for contacting AllPosters.com.

We appreciate you taking the time to bring our attention to this matter, and we apologize if this brought you any inconvenience. I am forwarding your suggestions to our site development team for review.

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[Shaun @ Tru6]

I like turtles.

[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by Jim Richards

Thanks for the tip. I A M S O D A N G O U T R A G E D !

Nah, that doesn't convey it. More like robot talk. How about we use red?

I am so dang outraged!

Does that adequately convey my fury? Or what if I add bold, underline, and italic? Now does it burn through your screen and sear your very soul?

I am so dang outraged!

[72doug2,2S]

Originally Posted by Shaun 84 Targa

I like turtles.

We know all about that fetish, Shaun. I think PETA might be interested in you.

[ruf-porsche]

Originally Posted by Mo_Gearhead

Quote: "We see multiple exclamation points all the time in blogs and personal writings, and I even use them on my own blogs, but multiple exclamation points are not acceptable in professional writing."
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what ...????

Well, we certainly need to keep THIS Pelican B.B. professional!!!!

Since this only a bulletin board and not formal writing it should be

WTF...????

[Jim Richards]

Only a bulletin board?