[R-390] Collins 75a-3

[Mark Richards]

It means I'm irritated.  Grrrrr. :)

Do it like this:

	"Hello.

	I have for sale a nice Collins 75a-3 with new tubes.  It was
recently aligned.  I will include the original 	manual.

	The price is $500 or best offer.  I will also consider a trade for a
general-coverage receiver."


Taking care to avoid spelling errors and poor grammar, and in a form to be
read by the intended audience, is my point.

Off topic, but I am increasingly irritated (and discouraged) by what comes
through the wires.

If a non-English speaker is authoring, then this should be revealed up
front.  The message might produce a helpful response, perhaps with a
suggestion as to how the message can be correctly written.  If primarily a
native English speaker, our poor system of education stands out and most
likely there's no hope.

>>> Hello,I  ->no space?
>>> tubes,alighned,with ->no space? "alighned"?
>>> original manual$500best ->no space? No "or"?
>>> offer,or -> no space?
>>> or trade for general -> what happened to the pronoun?

Finally, no signature.  Selling something?  Indicate name and at least
city/country.

Red flags.

/mark richards


-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Cotsirilos K9DTC [mailto:dcsfree at comcast.net] 
Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 18:30
To: Mark Richards
Subject: Re: [R-390] Collins 75a-3

Mark I am not sure what that means?


Dan K9DTC



----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Richards" <mark.richards at massmicro.com>
To: <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 5:26 PM
Subject: RE: [R-390] Collins 75a-3


>
> A spell checker and instruction in use of the key marked "Enter" is in
> order.
>
> These are high on my list of Rules to Live By on the Internet.  Perhaps 
> this
> is a tip-off to a troubled road ahead?
>
> /m
>
>>This guy Clarence Lozano has robbed me and other hams thru ads.
>
>>> Hello,I have for sale a nice 75a-3 new tubes,alighned,with
>>> original manual$500best offer,or trade for general
>>> coverage receiver>
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