[78-L] Grammatically incorrect^

[Cary Ginell]

Time to put a carat on this conversation because it has lo-o-o-o-ng since gotten away from 78s.

 

Just came back from the grocery store where I learned from the checker that dozens of fully loaded shopping carts had been abandoned in the aisles and the employees had to track them all down and return the groceries to the shelves. Why? Apparently, the store's machine that processes food stamps had broken down and they weren't taking any payments. I asked the checker why customers abandoned their carts in the aisles. She said that they didn't or couldn't read the note posted on the front door to the store. 

 

On my way out, I saw the note, which read: 

 

"Due to technical problems, we will not be excepting food stamps today." 

 

Cary Ginell
 
> From: stevenc at interlinks.net
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:15:33 -0400
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Grammatically incorrect
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "martha" <MLK402 at verizon.net>
> > But for the hiring of the funtionally illiterate, we'd have no news
> > reporters today.
> >
> What has always facinated me about newspapers is how often I encounter
> errors which clearly originated in the writers' "spell check" applications?!
> 
> Steven C. Barr 
> 
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