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Air Profit
16th Nov 2017, 16:17
Gentlemen. I do hesitate to state this, but I feel compelled to do so regardless. Please (PLEASE), only put up a post if is edited for grammar and spelling. The literacy of some of the recent posts is woeful. If we want to engage in debate with our management, we need to do so with a level of literacy that meets with the prejudices and expectations of the adversary we confront. Please, review and edit your posts so that they reflect well on our community. Thank you.

HARMAN**
16th Nov 2017, 16:26
Oh dear... Best you re-read your post and make the appropriate edit then!

PDR1
16th Nov 2017, 16:32
SHotgun-foot interface arising report - incremented by one.

Farman Biplane
16th Nov 2017, 19:04
Airprofit.......looser

meanagre
16th Nov 2017, 19:29
Air Profit,

In your efforts to post the perfect post you forgot that a large number of our members are female. Not a good look.

Captain Dart
16th Nov 2017, 19:51
+ 1, Air Profit, a courageous post.

The quality of the spelling and grammar in some posts on this forum make me wonder how these individuals made it into an airliner's cockpit...if they ever did.

Having said that, the Airbus weekly updates are usually full of grocer's apostrophes.

ozziekiwi
16th Nov 2017, 19:58
I agree and I have wondered for such a long time how some of these so called professional people who can't differentiate between THEIR and THERE for instance call themselves pilots. Did they succeed with their stringent English test? GRRRRRRRR

Bangaluru
16th Nov 2017, 21:40
Air Profit I completely agree. But then again, what is a “supposal”? The word is proposal, what is he talking about? Perhaps the bar isn’t very high.

raven11
16th Nov 2017, 22:08
“Supposal” is a play on the words supposal and proposal. Writers often take this liberty, assuming the reader will forgive the obvious error but appreciate the descriptive nature of the word.

For example, if I were trying to describe the multiple attacks on my conditions of service, a made up word like “supposal” just might neatly illustrate the employer’s perception of the iron clad nature of my conditions of service....given the inadequate labour protections in place.

Farman Biplane
16th Nov 2017, 22:14
You keyboard warriors should draft a few more mass signed letters to management, they seem to work really well!
Perfect medium to espouse your literal and grammatical perfection. I am sure the Swire people will be impressed.

Air Profit
16th Nov 2017, 22:28
Haha....! Yes, I humbly 'fall on my sword' with that one. But you get the idea. :} (I could edit but it's funnier if I leave it alone :O )

Curtain rod
17th Nov 2017, 00:59
Air Profit,

Its the companies bad spelling that make them the looser's who cant right. The pilot's arn't bad. Their has been so many company emailes ocassions with worser mistakes too, anyone could of seen them. But, I except that some have real bad grammar, takes my breathe away some times, but errours basicly happend to us all, I beleive. At leest try help you're freinds get more better when you can!

raven11
17th Nov 2017, 02:21
In fact, all future agreements should be prefaced with the word “Supposed”.
For example:

Supposed COS17
Supposed Rostering Practices
Supposed Flight Time Limitations
Supposed ARAPA
Supposd HKPA
Supposed Medical Benefits
Supposed Travel Agreement
Supposed 13th Month
Supposed Crewing Agreement
Etc
Etc
Etc

checklistcomplete
17th Nov 2017, 03:28
Like what CR sayd.

bogie30
17th Nov 2017, 04:18
I is enjoying the read

cxorcist
17th Nov 2017, 05:37
To bad you’s guys ain’t now Ebonics. Thems would mark dis tread funy.

artschool
17th Nov 2017, 07:04
grammar and spelling are now overrated.

https://www.bbc.com/pidgin

Air Profit
17th Nov 2017, 07:42
Really glad I brought this up.... :rolleyes:

Jn14:6
17th Nov 2017, 15:10
Me too / to /two !