How often do you find yourself thinking, "She's smoking hot, but if she can't put a sentence together I'd prefer someone else, particularly if we are spending a couple of hours together...."
The impetus for this thread was seeing some ads on another site (& not BP/CL either) where the spelling and grammar was poor and SOMEONE LEFT CAPS LOCK ON or worse aLtErNaTiOn BeTWeEn CaPs AnD nO CaPs. The ladies placing these ads are paying good money for them. Is it carelessness or not knowing (ignorance) that this is not effective?
Originally Posted by atlcomedy
I've seen ads on
this site that look those obnoxious BP/CL ads with the aLtErNaTiOn BeTWeEn CaPs AnD nO CaPs in the titles, which are also usually festooned with hearts, stars, and all other sorts of sh**. I immediately judge (rightly or wrongly) that the poster is a "barracuda" who is screaming for my attention or interest to separate me from my cash as quickly as possible in return for as little as possible; I make it a point NOT to contact the poster.
As for misspellings, etc., I realize that we're all from a variety of backgrounds and education levels -- much of which was beyond our personal control --, so I make allowances.
On the other hand, an ad posted in impeccable spelling, grammar, syntax, and style is, to me, a definite attention-getter -- and in a good way. I judge (again rightly or wrongly) that the poster is a lady of class, education, and intelligence -- someone with whom I'd enjoy spending many hours.