Know your phrases before you email them.

NuclearNed

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This just happened moments ago...

My department has a brand new employee who has questions about how & when we get paid. So he sent off an email to our corporate accounting dept.

The correct answer she obviously intended was "SuperAwesomeCompany employees get paid in arrears." It looks like someone needs a vocabulary check. What she responded - totally serious, non-facetious in any way - is as follows:

"SuperAwesomeCompany employees get paid in the rears."

:D

It sure seems like it most of the time.
 
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DesiPower

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dainthomas

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This just happened moments ago...

My department has a brand new employee who has questions about how & when we get paid. So he sent off an email to our corporate accounting dept.

The correct answer she obviously intended was "SuperAwesomeCompany employees get paid in arrears." It looks like someone needs a vocubulary check. What she responded - totally serious, non-facetious in any way - is as follows:

"SuperAwesomeCompany employees get paid in the rears."

:D

It sure seems like it most of the time.

:hmm:
 

mvbighead

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I dunno if that is better than sending "If you need immediate assistants please call..." to ALL of your clients.
 

alkemyst

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This just happened moments ago...

My department has a brand new employee who has questions about how & when we get paid. So he sent off an email to our corporate accounting dept.

The correct answer she obviously intended was "SuperAwesomeCompany employees get paid in arrears." It looks like someone needs a vocubulary check. What she responded - totally serious, non-facetious in any way - is as follows:

"SuperAwesomeCompany employees get paid in the rears."

:D

It sure seems like it most of the time.

You need too get more patients. For all intensive purposes, everyone should no what was meant.
 

MagnusTheBrewer

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Jun 19, 2004
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While at the University of Arizona, I complained to the dean's office that the emails from the Dean of the English department (not his secretary) were so poorly written that they obscured intent, he responded that he was "too busy to use spell check." :eek:
 

sixone

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While at the University of Arizona, I complained to the dean's office that the emails from the Dean of the English department (not his secretary) were so poorly written that they obscured intent, he responded that he was "too busy to use spell check." :eek:

Well sure he is. He has to respond to all the complaints about not using the damn spell check. :rolleyes:
 

darkewaffle

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The other day I was reading something and the writer described something rare as "a diamond dozen".
 

GoodRevrnd

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While at the University of Arizona, I complained to the dean's office that the emails from the Dean of the English department (not his secretary) were so poorly written that they obscured intent, he responded that he was "too busy to use spell check." :eek:

You think that's bad? My fiancee's education master's diploma read "Master of Instrucation."
 

Barfo

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This just happened moments ago...

My department has a brand new employee who has questions about how & when we get paid. So he sent off an email to our corporate accounting dept.

The correct answer she obviously intended was "SuperAwesomeCompany employees get paid in arrears." It looks like someone needs a vocabulary check. What she responded - totally serious, non-facetious in any way - is as follows:

"SuperAwesomeCompany employees get paid in the rears."

:D

It sure seems like it most of the time.
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Kadarin

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Although this thread peaks my interest, it really does need an escape goat. You people should really tow the line when it comes to proper grammer.
 

TreyRandom

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This just happened moments ago...

My department has a brand new employee who has questions about how & when we get paid. So he sent off an email to our corporate accounting dept.

The correct answer she obviously intended was "SuperAwesomeCompany employees get paid in arrears." It looks like someone needs a vocabulary check. What she responded - totally serious, non-facetious in any way - is as follows:

"SuperAwesomeCompany employees get paid in the rears."

:D

It sure seems like it most of the time.

Wow! Did she say that per batim*?

* Yes, this was said by one of my former co-workers.
 

MotionMan

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The other day I was reading something and the writer described something rare as "a diamond dozen".

"We'll burn that bridge when we come to it."

"It's half of one and six dozen of another."

"Dropped that like a hot pancake."

MotionMan