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I did a gig at OS for a few weeks a couple of years back. Nice enough people, however they were down-sizing and had a lot of space and not as many staff to fill out. They were looking to move a couple of miles down the road, not sure if that has taken off.
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Originally posted by BA to the Stars View PostYou are a senior civil servent and I claim my £5 index linked pension
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Originally posted by Peoplesoft bloke View PostGrammar, distribution (sorry, I can't help it)
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Originally posted by BA to the Stars View PostThere is nothing wrong with pointing out where spelling or grammer is wrong. In my experience however, too much time is spent concentrating on this instead of what the content actually states.
The main point is to understand and agree to the content. As a professional I would expect to read the document myself prior to distrubtion, ensuring that the format, grammer and spelling was correct, not least that if it isn't it can look unprofessional then your audience / clients may start to question the quality of the contents.
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Originally posted by Peoplesoft bloke View PostActually - I totally agree with that. If asked what I do for a living I sometimes reply "I write documents no-one will ever read". That doesn't mean that it's big and clever to fill them up with poor spelling and grammar though.
The main point is to understand and agree to the content. As a professional I would expect to read the document myself prior to distrubtion, ensuring that the format, grammer and spelling was correct, not least that if it isn't it can look unprofessional then your audience / clients may start to question the quality of the contents.
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first one done.
now for the second... (altho it is 90% complete with a still unclear direction and approach...)
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostNO, I don't, I just think we spend too much time writing officious documents and not enough time testing.
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Originally posted by Peoplesoft bloke View PostWhy is it such a crime to be able to spell or express things clearly? I hope you don't apply the same logic to testing!
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostSome people seem to see the request to review a document as an opportunity to show off how bleeding clever they are and thereby pretend to be doing something of use.
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Originally posted by BA to the Stars View PostComments appear true for most public sector documents - content is nothing, spelling and grammer is everything
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Originally posted by Bagpuss View PostWhat is a PID?
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Some people seem to see the request to review a document as an opportunity to show off how bleeding clever they are and thereby pretend to be doing something of use.
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Comments appear true for most public sector documents - content is nothing, spelling and grammer is everything
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