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Dee
11-11-2008, 17:01
I spotted this template in our files today, it has been sent to literally hundreds of clients...

Professional Engagement Letter

In order to meet our professional requirements we need to ensure that an up to date engagement letter is maintained on our files in respect of each client. Therefore I enclose engagement letters for both the limited company and you personally.

The letters set out our respective responsibilities and I should be pleased if you would review the documents to ensure you are in agreement with there contents. If you are satisfied, please sign the letters returning one copy of each to us and retaining the other for your own records.

I cringed :(
leowyatt
11-11-2008, 17:05
there -> their??
Dee
11-11-2008, 17:11
*cringe*

This comes from a woman who sent an email round telling us to watch our spelling and grammer!

No, that wasn't a typo :(
leowyatt
11-11-2008, 17:12
hahahahahah you should send it back to her corrected ;)
kaiowas
11-11-2008, 17:15
The whole thing reads like it was written by an idiot who is trying to sound clever by using fancy turns of phrase they don't understand.
Dee
11-11-2008, 17:18
The whole thing reads like it was written by an idiot who is trying to sound clever by using fancy turns of phrase they don't understand.

That too :D
lostkat
11-11-2008, 17:41
:shocked: How embarassing!!

The whole thing reads like it was written by an idiot who is trying to sound clever by using fancy turns of phrase they don't understand.
Agreed
Streeteh
11-11-2008, 18:38
A perfect example of one endeavoring to appear of greater intelligence than one happens to yeild...

... or, to be put more pertinently; DUUUUUURRRRRRR
Tak
11-11-2008, 19:34
*cringes with you*

I actually did cringe at the screen as I got to that part. I know my spelling and grammar aren't brilliant and I do some spectacular typos every now and then but still :confused:
Dee
11-11-2008, 20:20
Me too Sam, but for the love of god, this has gone out to our clients! An internal email fair enough... although saying that, the big boss himself cannot differentiate between they're/there/their.

Oh dear.
semi-pro waster
11-11-2008, 22:13
It simply doesn't scan well and that is ignoring the misuse of "there" there. I'm far from perfect in this regard but if you're going to be putting out that sort of thing to clients you really should make sure it flows as nicely as possible.
Dee
11-11-2008, 23:00
My thoughts exactly. Good job none of these have had my name signed to them, I would be mortified :/
Kell_ee001
12-11-2008, 15:10
I actually did cringe at the screen as I got to that part. I know my spelling and grammar aren't brilliant and I do some spectacular typos every now and then but still :confused:

Me too :o How sad are we? ;D
Del Lardo
12-11-2008, 19:53
I had to read it 4 times to work out what she was saying :numpty:
Garp
14-11-2008, 05:50
Me too Sam, but for the love of god, this has gone out to our clients! An internal email fair enough... although saying that, the big boss himself cannot differentiate between they're/there/their.

Oh dear.

My god.. it's not hard to differentiate between the three. Any failure to do so has to be down to them being too lazy to bother to learn the difference. It's utterly preposterous? Simple stuff like that should be enough to embarrass them, surely?