Wikiposts
Search
Fragrant Harbour A forum for the large number of pilots (expats and locals) based with the various airlines in Hong Kong. Air Traffic Controllers are also warmly welcomed into the forum.

Literacy

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 16th Nov 2017, 16:17
  #1 (permalink)  
Thread Starter
 
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: No where
Posts: 898
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Literacy

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.
Air Profit is offline  
Old 16th Nov 2017, 16:26
  #2 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: UK
Posts: 2
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Oh dear... Best you re-read your post and make the appropriate edit then!
HARMAN** is offline  
Old 16th Nov 2017, 16:32
  #3 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Mordor
Posts: 1,315
Received 54 Likes on 29 Posts
SHotgun-foot interface arising report - incremented by one.
PDR1 is offline  
Old 16th Nov 2017, 19:04
  #4 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: CLK
Posts: 380
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Airprofit.......looser
Farman Biplane is offline  
Old 16th Nov 2017, 19:29
  #5 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Hong Kong
Posts: 13
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
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.
meanagre is offline  
Old 16th Nov 2017, 19:51
  #6 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: with the other ex-CX pond scum (a zoologist was once head of Flight Ops)
Posts: 1,852
Received 51 Likes on 22 Posts
+ 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.
Captain Dart is offline  
Old 16th Nov 2017, 19:58
  #7 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: NZNS/YBBN
Posts: 138
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
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
ozziekiwi is offline  
Old 16th Nov 2017, 21:40
  #8 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Asia
Posts: 130
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
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.
Bangaluru is offline  
Old 16th Nov 2017, 22:08
  #9 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Hong Kong
Posts: 541
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
“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.
raven11 is offline  
Old 16th Nov 2017, 22:14
  #10 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: CLK
Posts: 380
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
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.
Farman Biplane is offline  
Old 16th Nov 2017, 22:28
  #11 (permalink)  
Thread Starter
 
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: No where
Posts: 898
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
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 )
Air Profit is offline  
Old 17th Nov 2017, 00:59
  #12 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Space
Posts: 1
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
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!
Curtain rod is offline  
Old 17th Nov 2017, 02:21
  #13 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Hong Kong
Posts: 541
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
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
raven11 is offline  
Old 17th Nov 2017, 03:28
  #14 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Vancouver
Posts: 152
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Like what CR sayd.
checklistcomplete is offline  
Old 17th Nov 2017, 04:18
  #15 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: hkg
Posts: 63
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Smile

I is enjoying the read
bogie30 is offline  
Old 17th Nov 2017, 05:37
  #16 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Polar Route
Posts: 5
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
To bad you’s guys ain’t now Ebonics. Thems would mark dis tread funy.
cxorcist is offline  
Old 17th Nov 2017, 07:04
  #17 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: chester
Posts: 62
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
grammar and spelling are now overrated.

https://www.bbc.com/pidgin
artschool is offline  
Old 17th Nov 2017, 07:42
  #18 (permalink)  
Thread Starter
 
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: No where
Posts: 898
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Really glad I brought this up....
Air Profit is offline  
Old 17th Nov 2017, 15:10
  #19 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: In a Bar
Posts: 243
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Me too / to /two !
Jn14:6 is online now  

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off



Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.