topic Re: Proof read, or not.... in Community Spirit

Proof read, or not....

freakiness — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 12:34:16 GMT

I brought my family a home so that my children could enjoy growing up on the Coast, like I did. I want everyone in the North-West to be able to do the same.

Does he want everyone to be bring their houses too. Perhaps strong man classes are on the agenda or big house moving trucks are on order for everyone.

Re: Proof read, or not....

i-need-a-martini — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 13:58:09 GMT

Huh?

Re: Proof read, or not....

freakiness — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 14:06:22 GMT

@i-need-a-martini wrote:
Huh?

The quote is lifted from an election campaign brochure.

I had to chuckle at the image of him bringing his house along for his family 😄

Re: Proof read, or not....

poddster — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 14:14:02 GMT

HAHAHA I t would have had to have been a Labor election campaign brochure.

Re: Proof read, or not....

j*oono — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 14:22:56 GMT

Does he want everyone to be bring their houses too.

Re: Proof read, or not....

freakiness — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 14:37:09 GMT

@poddster wrote:
HAHAHA I t would have had to have been a Labor election campaign brochure.

No, it's a liberal campaign brochure.

Re: Proof read, or not....

the_great_she_elephant — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 14:59:26 GMT

@freakiness wrote:
@poddster wrote:
HAHAHA I t would have had to have been a Labor election campaign brochure.
No, it's a liberal campaign brochure.

Oops! poached, scrambled or fried, do you reckon?

Re: Proof read, or not....

**meep** — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 21:00:18 GMT

@j*oono wrote:

Does he want everyone to be bring their houses too.

?

Proof read, or not....

Yes, I'd go with proofread.

LOL

Re: Proof read, or not....

freakiness — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 22:17:02 GMT

@**meep** wrote:
@j*oono wrote:

Does he want everyone to be bring their houses too.

?

Proof read, or not....

Yes, I'd go with proofread.

LOL

Proof read looked much better in the title than proofread and was easier to read.

Re: Proof read, or not....

lloydslights — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 22:34:54 GMT

I don't really know what this is about.

However, I lived in the north west of Sydney. Yes, the developers came in and bought up the old 5-10 acre former market gardens, poultry farms, small orchards. The machinery came into form roads and instal drainage. Have you listened to reversing trucks, all day long?

Because Dad passed on, I had to sell the home to finalize the estate, the house that I as a 6 year old, helped Dad prime the timber, straightened nails for him to build for his family.

So I have moved to the Central Coast. Too impractical to move the house and too impractical to move the 100 year old ironbark trees and the massively varied birdlife and reptiles. (Was there a crocodile in the disused, green murky, swimming pool?)

Apparently no one else wanted to move the house either. The developers donated it to the local Rural Fire Service for demonstration purposes on how a house burns.

I will never go back to view the property.

DEB

Re: Proof read, or not....

freakiness — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 22:39:24 GMT

I was amused by a candidate not knowing the difference between brought and bought.

But as he doesn't mention education in his campaign brochure it is obviously not that important to him.

BTW. Did anyone know Clive Palmer is going for PM of Tasmania?

Or is he running the Clive for PM campaign in other states too?

Re: Proof read, or not....

not_an_eloi — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 22:40:52 GMT

do 'em slowly

Re: Proof read, or not....

ca04 — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 23:15:49 GMT

BTW. Did anyone know Clive Palmer is going for PM of Tasmania?

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Maybe he will turn the whole place into one big holiday park with an

under sea tunnel and run it at a profit?

Re: Proof read, or not....

freakiness — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 23:20:04 GMT

@ca04 wrote:
BTW. Did anyone know Clive Palmer is going for PM of Tasmania?
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Maybe he will turn the whole place into one big holiday park with an
under sea tunnel and run it at a profit?

This is the about newest pup candidate

Re: Proof read, or not....

electric*mayhem*band — Thu, 06 Feb 2014 00:17:54 GMT

And here's me thinking this thread was going to be some sort of quiz about grammar and spelling. *is disappointed*

Re: Proof read, or not....

lloydslights — Thu, 06 Feb 2014 00:33:06 GMT

Originally, I did too!

I type up all my "wordy" stuff. Look away, sip the coffee. Then re-read, putting myself in others eyes. Will I offend anyone? Giving too much away? Putting in necessary punctuation; so that it says what I mean.

However, sometimes I suffer from "foot in mouth". or call a spade a shovel.

DEB

Re: Proof read, or not....

catsnknots — Thu, 06 Feb 2014 00:43:30 GMT

@freakiness wrote:
I was amused by a candidate not knowing the difference between brought and bought.
But as he doesn't mention education in his campaign brochure it is obviously not that important to him.

BTW. Did anyone know Clive Palmer is going for PM of Tasmania?
Or is he running the Clive for PM campaign in other states too?

As I have taken part in helping proof read one of these things it is important to know that the candidate actually does not write any of this... his "team" do. Usually non paid staff that do it for the love of the party.

It is important to know that the amount of work that goes on behind the scene is obscene.... that is soooo much to do and so many rules and regulations that if this is the worst the campaign has to deal with then I say that is a very successful one.

Re: Proof read, or not....

freakiness — Thu, 06 Feb 2014 01:05:29 GMT

@electric*mayhem*band wrote:
And here's me thinking this thread was going to be some sort of quiz about grammar and spelling. *is disappointed*

It was a comment on the lack of proofreading these days.

The comment about Clive came about because his Clive for PM ad was on again for the umpteenth time.

He must think we're all stupid or something.

Arghhh, there is another month or more to go yet.

The more advertising I get the less inclined I feel to give any of them my vote.

Re: Proof read, or not....

freakiness — Thu, 06 Feb 2014 01:15:30 GMT

@catsnknots wrote:
@freakiness wrote:
I was amused by a candidate not knowing the difference between brought and bought.
But as he doesn't mention education in his campaign brochure it is obviously not that important to him.

BTW. Did anyone know Clive Palmer is going for PM of Tasmania?
Or is he running the Clive for PM campaign in other states too?
As I have taken part in helping proof read one of these things it is important to know that the candidate actually does not write any of this... his "team" do. Usually non paid staff that do it for the love of the party.

It is important to know that the amount of work that goes on behind the scene is obscene.... that is soooo much to do and so many rules and regulations that if this is the worst the campaign has to deal with then I say that is a very successful one.

I don't care how much work goes into it or how much is done by volunteers.

It is a simple basic primary level error that amused me, is all 😄

If not for that comment that it must have been Labor I would not have even mentioned a political party.

Sadly we have not much to pick from.

Re: Proof read, or not....

**meep** — Thu, 06 Feb 2014 01:17:26 GMT

@freakiness wrote:
@**meep** wrote:
@j*oono wrote:

Does he want everyone to be bring their houses too.

?

Proof read, or not....

Yes, I'd go with proofread.

LOL
Proof read looked much better in the title than proofread and was easier to read.

Actually, it was the punctuation mark which I think Joono was also trying to point out.