Another one? So quickly? I know I know, it's terrible - all these errors cropping up!
This time the culprit is an email from Moneysupermarket.com that I received today:
"Millions of people are facing pay freezes this year. If your one of them there are things you can do to give yourself a pay rise and boost your net income by more than £5000. Read on to find out more..."
This is another case of bad English - the second sentence reads "If your one of them" when in fact it should read "If you're one of them". This one is such a simple mistake though and all it takes is a little thought to get it right. If you read the sentence out loud and it could read 'you are' then it's always 'you're'.
I am definitely beginning to believe that all the people who would normally check emails/advertisements etc, to be sent out to the public, have disappeared off the face of the Earth! Either that or I am just beginning to notice it more and more now I have started this section on the blog...who knows? While it provides material for me, I'm happy :-)
I love reading your word usage errors. I agree with you, where have all the proofreaders gone?! Keep them coming anyway. I find it amusing and interesting to read!
ReplyDeleteYes! That's the one I always spot (well, I might not, I might miss it 98% of the time and just not realise! but I feel I see it a lot). Well done though missus, are you actually letting these people know that they are grammatically challenged? Or just highlighting their linguistic failings for our pleasure and amusement? :p xxx
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