Artist

Alexander Averin

Thursday 29 November 2007

A Letter

From:

Mr. A. Graduate

Thatcher Cottage

Blair Way

Dumbingdown Road

Everytown

Less-than-Great Britain

Dear Mr Knowbetter,

In my defense can I first say that I haven’t received proper stationary yet ordered from eBay and I am fed up of waiting for it to arrive.

Im sorry this is late but on route I was held up in my journey to deliver this and had to wait for an accident to be moved to the side. It was a near-miss. Someone had been shopping and must have brought a lot of thing’s because they were all over the road.

I am writing to convince you to except my principal license application to practice as a color therapist. I could of wrote more on complimentary therapy’s like, as I practice and look at these treatments from a personnel prospective. They are very unique. I always try and insure my patience are well cared for and looking after there happyness is my principal roll.

Less people are using conventional treatment’s as their bored of it and fed up of the side affect’s. People who visit me at the center harbor serious affect’s.

I have read loads on it as I have a m8 who’s got loads of book’s on the subject, I havent got none myself and I cant let you lend them as you might loose them, but if your desparate tell me and I will ask. Their certainly fully comprehensive and convinced me to be a therapist.

I could of mentioned a lot more but I will sign of now and wait for your advise.

Yours

A. Graduate

13 comments:

laurie said...

....at which his grammar teacher rolls over in her grave and moans....

Anonymous said...

Was it Oxford, or Cambridge?

Crystal xx

Suffolkmum said...

Loved Crystal's comment! No doubt they got a first. Very good.

Milla said...

yes, I do too (love CJ's comment, that is). Must have (sorry, must of) hurt writing like that!

Frances said...

Ah Cait, you just continue to add variety to this blog. We never know what you will show us next.

Please keep the surprises coming!

xo

Pipany said...

CJ, that's brilliant!

Cait, I luv the wey we nevr no wats coming wiv yor Blogz!!!

Keep surprising us xx

Elizabethd said...

I sympathise!! It drives me mad seeing the appalling grammar used in advertisements, articles and letters, and as for the apostrophe!!! Where does one begin? I even saw a sign in Marks and Spencer advertising 'Sandal's', and of course just had to go and tell the supervisor!

Cait O'Connor said...

Good for you Elizabeth!

Norma Murray said...

Very witty Cait, and sadly very true to life.

Kim said...

I used to work for a woman who would circle all of the mistakes made in the letters and memos she received, then give them for amusement. I can assure you that anything I wrote for her was triple checked!

She is really a lovely lady and the best boss I ever had, but she just could not tolerate poor grammar and found it funny.

CAMILLA said...

This is very true Cait. Know I should not, but when I receive a letter it does not always have good grammar, so infuriating I want to change it. Found a little book at the library one day for the price of 50p. It is dated 1888, and is headed - LITERATURE PRIMERS, Edited by John Richard Green. Underneath this is - ENGLISH GRAMMAR - DR R. MORRIS. Published by London: MACMILLAN AND CO. AND NEW YORK.

Camilla.xx

CAMILLA said...

This is very true Cait. Know I should not, but when I receive a letter it does not always have good grammar, so infuriating I want to change it. Found a little book at the library one day for the price of 50p. It is dated 1888, and is headed - LITERATURE PRIMERS, Edited by John Richard Green. Underneath this is - ENGLISH GRAMMAR - DR R. MORRIS. Published by London: MACMILLAN AND CO. AND NEW YORK.

Camilla.xx

CAMILLA said...

Ooops, sorry Cait, slip of the finger. Do hope I have not taken up too much space.

Camilla.xx