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