Comments for Peter Faur http://peterfaur.com Tips and Thoughts About Communicating and Living in the 21st Century Thu, 10 May 2012 09:46:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on ‘Dear valued PayPal member’ … Don’t fall for this! (I almost did) by Simon Beck http://peterfaur.com/2011/03/09/dear-valued-paypal-member-dont-fall-for-this#comment-725 Simon Beck Thu, 10 May 2012 09:46:30 +0000 http://peterfaur.com/?p=1422#comment-725 PayPal NEVER addresses anyone as "Dear Valued Customer". In fact, no professional organization in the world addresses anyone in this way, unless they are so arrogant and out-of-touch that they refuse to let a fluent speaker of English check their work. I can think of a dozen ways that a company COULD address an unspecified person and still make it look convincing, but I prefer to let the scammers look stupid. PayPal NEVER addresses anyone as “Dear Valued Customer”. In fact, no professional organization in the world addresses anyone in this way, unless they are so arrogant and out-of-touch that they refuse to let a fluent speaker of English check their work. I can think of a dozen ways that a company COULD address an unspecified person and still make it look convincing, but I prefer to let the scammers look stupid.

]]> Comment on Humor Thursday by Lary Huls http://peterfaur.com/2012/05/03/humor-thursday-45#comment-722 Lary Huls Thu, 03 May 2012 21:59:31 +0000 http://peterfaur.com/?p=3319#comment-722 Boy, this is SO true. I took a long time to get my website. As soon as I get it, everyone starts with "You've got to get a Facebook presence to drive people to your blog!" I think I might have an idea about who comes up with the desperate needs for more, more, more. Boy, this is SO true. I took a long time to get my website. As soon as I get it, everyone starts with “You’ve got to get a Facebook presence to drive people to your blog!” I think I might have an idea about who comes up with the desperate needs for more, more, more.

]]> Comment on Upset by the reputation of PR? Get over it by What PR Can Do That The Law Can’t – And Why That Matters To You « Effective Public Relations http://peterfaur.com/2011/09/14/upset-by-the-reputation-of-pr-get-over-it#comment-718 What PR Can Do That The Law Can’t – And Why That Matters To You « Effective Public Relations Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:14:52 +0000 http://peterfaur.com/?p=2383#comment-718 [...] Faur, Peter. “Upset by the Reputation of PR? Get Over it.” Photo. Peter Faur. 14 Sept 2011. 23 Apr 2012. <http://peterfaur.com/2011/09/14/upset-by-the-reputation-of-pr-get-over-it#axzz1stciOT2O> [...] [...] Faur, Peter. “Upset by the Reputation of PR? Get Over it.” Photo. Peter Faur. 14 Sept 2011. 23 Apr 2012. <http://peterfaur.com/2011/09/14/upset-by-the-reputation-of-pr-get-over-it#axzz1stciOT2O&gt; [...]

]]> Comment on Grammar Friday by Peter Faur http://peterfaur.com/2012/04/06/grammar-friday-84#comment-712 Peter Faur Fri, 06 Apr 2012 17:18:02 +0000 http://peterfaur.com/?p=3225#comment-712 Thanks, Ned. Great point! Happy holidays to you, too. Thanks, Ned. Great point! Happy holidays to you, too.

]]> Comment on Grammar Friday by Ned Maniscalco http://peterfaur.com/2012/04/06/grammar-friday-84#comment-711 Ned Maniscalco Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:09:56 +0000 http://peterfaur.com/?p=3225#comment-711 Peter, your second example brings to mind the frequent -- and incorrect -- use of "however" to join independent clauses. "However" is an adverb, not a conjunction. Thus, it is incorrect to say, "I want to see George Clooney's new movie, however I am too busy." Instead, separate the clauses with a semicolon ("I want to see George Clooney's new movie; however, I am too busy.") or make a complete sentence of each ("I want to see George Clooney's new movie. However, I am too busy.") Happy Easter and Passover to all. Peter, your second example brings to mind the frequent — and incorrect — use of “however” to join independent clauses. “However” is an adverb, not a conjunction. Thus, it is incorrect to say, “I want to see George Clooney’s new movie, however I am too busy.” Instead, separate the clauses with a semicolon (“I want to see George Clooney’s new movie; however, I am too busy.”) or make a complete sentence of each (“I want to see George Clooney’s new movie. However, I am too busy.”)

Happy Easter and Passover to all.

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