Comments on: Peter Himler of The Flack! Discusses The Digital Divide for PR http://www.vlogviews.com/peter-himler-of-the-flack-discusses-the-digital-divide-for-pr/ Helping the Communications Community Adapt to the Changing Times Mon, 27 Feb 2012 15:55:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: admin http://www.vlogviews.com/peter-himler-of-the-flack-discusses-the-digital-divide-for-pr/comment-page-1/#comment-28 admin Tue, 10 Apr 2007 18:40:07 +0000 http://www.vlogviews.com/?p=24#comment-28 Typoterrorist, many thanks for the catch, we've corrected the typo. Typoterrorist, many thanks for the catch, we’ve corrected the typo.

]]> By: Typoterrorist http://www.vlogviews.com/peter-himler-of-the-flack-discusses-the-digital-divide-for-pr/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Typoterrorist Tue, 10 Apr 2007 18:29:44 +0000 http://www.vlogviews.com/?p=24#comment-27 I worry that in this brave new world of instant e-communication, we PR people are displaying a lack of facility with the English language. Audiences DO care about--and often are stopped in their tracks by ignorance of--correct word usage, grammar, spelling and the like. I've heard a PR professional say, "Don't worry about typos; people read right over them." Is this new world really THAT brave? Many people I know who are neither writers nor editors simply dismiss communications they receive with errors in basic English (including resumes!), and I think that as professionals whose No. 1 tool is language, we should, too. An example in this item: Tenets not tenants! C'mon ... I worry that in this brave new world of instant e-communication, we PR people are displaying a lack of facility with the English language. Audiences DO care about–and often are stopped in their tracks by ignorance of–correct word usage, grammar, spelling and the like.

I’ve heard a PR professional say, “Don’t worry about typos; people read right over them.” Is this new world really THAT brave? Many people I know who are neither writers nor editors simply dismiss communications they receive with errors in basic English (including resumes!), and I think that as professionals whose No. 1 tool is language, we should, too.

An example in this item: Tenets not tenants! C’mon …

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