The internet has opened up a whole new platform of opportunity for amateur writers, bloggers and everyday social network users. Those who find fame and recognition on the internet are more often than not recognised for the content of their writing and often not for their lazy, spell-check reliant prose.
But my snobbish rant does not come from seeing an emotionally suffocating Facebook status from a 14 year old about how "wkd last nite" was or her confession of Justin Beiber being the "totes laav of my lyf". No my rant comes from seeing something in the real world, the streets of Winton to be precise.
A hand written sign, stuck in the window of a second-hand, odd bits and bobs shop near where I live caught my eye. "Smile your on camera". A clear warning to any scoundrels who get the urge to steal any of the second hand VHS players or bikes that they will be captured on CCTV.
I blame my English Language A-Level teacher for how anal I have become about grammar especially in a public place. For those who haven’t realised yet I am in fact ranting about the use of “your” instead of “you’re”.
A closer inspection highlights that in fact YOU ARE on camera, shortened to "you're" not "your".
Everyone does it, even a self confessed snob like me. But watch out for those tedious signs out there, which should have been written with due care and attention, especially when they are only four words long like this one.
P.s. Well done to those who actually spotted the mistakes in the first sentence. For those who didn't buy a dictionary!
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