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[+ VictorPowers]

I'll never understand why anyone would put "drama free" in their ad. There are some of us who actually enjoy going to a play now and then.

Clearly they're wanting a comedic show. Obviously!

[KennF]

And then there’s the pesky punctuation issue. My favorites:

LET’S EAT GRANDMA!

LET’S EAT, GRANDMA!

If you want a great one...

 

A woman without her man is nothing.

A woman, without her, man is nothing.

[+ Autumnal]

A good book about proper punctuation is "Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation" by Lynne Truss.

 

A panda walks into a bar and eats, shoots, and leaves.

A panda walks into a bar and eats shoots, and leaves.

A panda walks into a bar and eats, shoots and leaves.

[instudiocity]

In preparation for an upcoming business trip, I am starting to make a list of potential encounters. Am I being too picky? I’ve always enjoyed beauty, brains, and a little proofreading along the way. A current ad reads,

 

Drama free & Descreet

Erotic message 150.00

serious inquiry's only please

 

Ah, yes, those erotic messages, and being descreet will no doubt entice me to send multiple inquiry’s.

At least he has a vocabulary...

[Deadlift1]

OP. is just looking to start something. Sir gallahag is a spelling queen B too. And he makes mistakes. Dont take the bait!

[hornytwells]

Thank you, sir. The escort who posted the ad was just so-so in terms of appeal.

Yes but that should surely be your main reason?

[phraughy]

Tank yu for difending mi!

I can't help but to correct you so you can learn. It is Thank you for defending me!

[mike carey]

I can't help but to correct you so you can learn. It is Thank you for defending me!

I can only commend you for playing along with @peterhung85's joke of using faux broken English. For one of those poor foreign gentlemen, his English is near as can be to perfect.

[+ peterhung85]

I can't help but to correct you so you can learn. It is Thank you for defending me!

OMG... you crack me up... You seriously haven't noticed that I have been playing all along?! :D:D:D:D:D

[phraughy]

OMG... you crack me up... You seriously haven't noticed that I have been playing all along?! :D:D:D:D:D

LOL. Nope, didn't notice. Just couldn't move past that abomination of spelling in that sentence without correcting.

[+ Tarte Gogo]

LOL. Nope, didn't notice. Just couldn't move past that abomination of spelling in that sentence without correcting.

If you can’t let it go when there is obviously a joke, you have self control issues, man.

[phraughy]

If you can’t let it go when there is obviously a joke, you have self control issues, man.

Perhaps, but I do know I lack a sense of humor and did not recognize it as a joke. Bad spelling makes my skin crawl.

[rvwnsd]

Don't you mean, " ... when to use an apostrophe properly."? Good grammar, correct punctuation, and proper syntax indicate formal education, but poorly punctuated and written material don't necessarily rule out intelligence.

No, he means comma. The OP wrote the following:

 

In preparation for an upcoming business trip, I am starting to make a list of potential encounters. Am I being too picky? I’ve always enjoyed beauty, brains, and a little proofreading along the way. A current ad reads,

 

Drama free & Descreet

Erotic message 150.00

serious inquiry's only please

 

....

 

I added the red boldface for emphasis. The OP should have used a colon, not a comma. The escort in question needs to learn many things, including the proper use of an apostrophe.

[+ peterhung85]

LOL. Nope, didn't notice. Just couldn't move past that abomination of spelling in that sentence without correcting.

It is okay, sir!

[_spark_]

Aw, I feel a little bad for the original poster. I think I have enough of an erotic imagination to get my head wrapped around someone who has maybe carried around enough fantasies of a "high class escort" that grammar could be a turn on (or off). Certainly there are enough hot librarian tropes out there to suggest that he's not the only one—not to mention Merchant and Ivory flicks.

 

As for me, personally…reading through this thread and Peter's responses in particular, put me more in the mood for something like a good round of Hulk-on-Hulk role play.

 

Peter: Wat makes you feel gud?

Me: *grunts* U talk pritee. Hulk want smash.

[hypothetically]

I always wondered if I changed my ad text to..

 

“PrTy Boi LuXxXuRuIous AsSpeeRienCe

✈️ vERy DisRéT. XxL...”

 

..would it earn me more money? Is this genre of hookers profitable? Asking for myself.

[hougalwizard]

Yes! You’re being way too picky. And may I suggest you learn when to use a comma properly.

 

Are you referring to the Oxford comma?

[Beancounter]

Are you referring to the Oxford comma?

Actually I was referring to the Cambridge comma. You know...for the sake of alliteration and such.

[+ Kufrol]

Actually I was referring to the Cambridge comma. You know...for the sake of alliteration and such.

I'm old enough to remember when journalism professors called it the serial comma.

[phraughy]

I'm old enough to remember when journalism professors called it the serial comma.

Me too. When did they start calling it the Cambridge comma?

[+ Kufrol]

I've seen Oxford, Cambridge, and Harvard comma; Oxford, Cambridge and Harvard comma, I've also seen, if one adhered to the UPI Style Sheet (long ago absorbed by the AP Style Sheet). Actually, the fluidity of language and its presentation truly delight me.

Edited March 11, 2018 by Kufrol