Paul abuses apostrophes and much more as he attempts to do it “are self’s” and save money.
(Thanks, Jeffrey!)
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Paul abuses apostrophes and much more as he attempts to do it “are self’s” and save money.
(Thanks, Jeffrey!)
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– October 14, 2010
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They also save money by using Wordpad for their advertisements. (Sorry, advertisement’s)
The terrible writing is one thing, that I can get past.
What I can not excuse is the abuse of the word “specialize”.
It kills me when people say they specialize in everything possible, if you specialize, then you focus on one thing. A plumber specializes in plumbing, someone who does plumbing AND electrical AND building AND demolition is not a specialist, they are exactly the opposite.
An auto mechanic place near me has a sign that says “We specialize in all foreign and domestic automobiles”. So, which automobiles, exactly, do they NOT work on?
I think my head is going to explode! Why did he leave out doors????
Oh wow, I hope he doesn’t have to spell with that job he wants.