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From: a218@mindlink.UUCP (Charlie Gibbs)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Commodore ads: Oops!
Message-ID: <795@mindlink.UUCP>
Date: 13 Dec 89 14:36:27 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
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     I finally saw copies of the Commodore magazine ads.  They look
quite good.  But being the nit-picker that I am, I just have to
point out a serious flaw in one of them.

     Case number 44 describes a program used to to help dyslexics
overcome their condition.  The text on the screen in the photograph
includes the following sentences:

     "Grandparents are usually on your your side.  They care alot
                                  ^^^^^^^^^                  ^^^^
     about you and usually spend alot of extra time with you."
                                 ^^^^

The words "a lot" are misspelled a third time farther on.

     Although I applaud the intent of the program, such errors are
inexcusable.  If we're talking about a program to help dyslexics,
is it too much to ask that all text be completely correct?

     I don't mean this as a flame.  But advertisements like this
are intended to present a good image.  If I can spot bloopers like
this, Commodore's competitors can too - and they have no reason to
try to be nice about it.

Charlie_Gibbs@mindlink.UUCP        Dyslexics of the world: untie!