!Monday, August 07, 2006
I was editing our ISO final draft, the segment on consumer confidence. And to my utter surprise, it seems like our group has been taken captive by aliens and brainwashed to speak, write and type in their language.
Let's play... spot the mistake!
Sentence 1:
it is even more important to be considered a brand that I trustworthy...
Sentence 2:
Earlier this year, ReNu, the brand of the contact lens solution was suspected of not cleaning the lenses properly, resulting in the growth of a type of fungi.
Sentence 3:
From ReNu, it has be reemphasized on, the need to hire a professional to test the service and to provide an explanation to the public.
Sentence 4:
In order to make the public forum look more attractive, doorgifts such as a bottle of water or exclusive pen etc could be given out.
And finally, the one sentence that made me sit up and realise that I need to do something quick.....
Sentence 5!
A professional’s credibility is indeed high, as they have a doctrine or a degree in that specific field, and have to a certain extend, plentiful of experience working.
doctrine:
Main Entry: doc·trine Pronunciation: 'däk-tr&nFunction: nounEtymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin doctrina, from doctor1 archaic : TEACHING, INSTRUCTION2 a : something that is taught b : a principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : DOGMA c : a principle of law established through past decisions d : a statement of fundamental government policy especially in international relations e : a military principle or set of strategies
And I think doctorate would have been a more suitable word:
Main Entry: doc·tor·ate Pronunciation: 'däk-t(&-)r&tFunction: noun: the degree, title, or rank of a doctor
Mistakes, mistakes. I wags my finger.
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I was editing our ISO final draft, the segment on consumer confidence. And to my utter surprise, it seems like our group has been taken captive by aliens and brainwashed to speak, write and type in their language.
Let's play... spot the mistake!
Sentence 1:
it is even more important to be considered a brand that I trustworthy...
Sentence 2:
Earlier this year, ReNu, the brand of the contact lens solution was suspected of not cleaning the lenses properly, resulting in the growth of a type of fungi.
Sentence 3:
From ReNu, it has be reemphasized on, the need to hire a professional to test the service and to provide an explanation to the public.
Sentence 4:
In order to make the public forum look more attractive, doorgifts such as a bottle of water or exclusive pen etc could be given out.
And finally, the one sentence that made me sit up and realise that I need to do something quick.....
Sentence 5!
A professional’s credibility is indeed high, as they have a doctrine or a degree in that specific field, and have to a certain extend, plentiful of experience working.
doctrine:
Main Entry: doc·trine Pronunciation: 'däk-tr&nFunction: nounEtymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin doctrina, from doctor1 archaic : TEACHING, INSTRUCTION2 a : something that is taught b : a principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : DOGMA c : a principle of law established through past decisions d : a statement of fundamental government policy especially in international relations e : a military principle or set of strategies
And I think doctorate would have been a more suitable word:
Main Entry: doc·tor·ate Pronunciation: 'däk-t(&-)r&tFunction: noun: the degree, title, or rank of a doctor
Mistakes, mistakes. I wags my finger.