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Watch that apostrophe!

There’s a certain irony in a publication misusing an apostrophe in an employment ad looking for an editor.

Variety.com, the premier online entertainment resource is seeking an Editor for it’s online publication.

(via Anil)

iTunes: “Limiter” by Machines of Loving Grace from the album Concentration (1993, 4:43).

Posted in Humor, Links.

By Michael Hanscom
April 21, 2004

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  1. Mom said
    on April 21, 2004

    Well, they knew they needed someone! It could have been a matter of “self-selection,” since competent applicants would note the error in their application.

  2. Dast said
    on April 21, 2004

    Or it could be that they need an editor to look over the job description. I know which I think is more likely. ;)

  3. Ontario Emperor said
    on April 23, 2004

    When I was younger and hotheaded, I once applied for a job and mentioned an error in their ad. When they re-ran the ad and still didn’t correct the error, I angrily withdrew my application from the company.

    Now that I’m older and generally grouchy, I let such things pass. Perhaps we’re all lowering our standards and settling for mediocre qualtiy. :)

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  1. LAB-Y linked to this post on April 21, 2004

    How not to find an editor

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