I was reading an article by Ben Yagoda "The inevitable epicene solution" (very interesting piece about the growing prevalence of the singular "they"), when I noticed a really strange eBay ad on that page:
I wonder if they could sell me some adverbs, as well.
Here is another one: You can buy translation services on eBay! Check out http://services.shop.ebay.com/items/?_nkw=translation&_sacat=317&_fromfsb=&_trksid=m270.l1313&_odkw=&_osacat=317
What's next, cereal boxes with coupons for a free 1000-word translation?
"French Translator": I removed your comment since it had nothing to do with this post. If you want people to link to your website, you should ask, and do it nicely. Putting a link in a post that has to do with the things you do on your web site would be acceptable, also. But Linking to your website from a post that has absolutely nothing to do with it is blog spamming.
Unfortunately, comment spam has grown to the point that all comments need to be moderated. All legitimate comments will be published as soon as possible.
I wonder if they could sell me some adverbs, as well.
Do they have them in English only or are there other languages available? ^.^
ReplyDeleteThat's really funny!
ReplyDeleteHere is another one: You can buy translation services on eBay! Check out http://services.shop.ebay.com/items/?_nkw=translation&_sacat=317&_fromfsb=&_trksid=m270.l1313&_odkw=&_osacat=317
What's next, cereal boxes with coupons for a free 1000-word translation?
"French Translator": I removed your comment since it had nothing to do with this post.
ReplyDeleteIf you want people to link to your website, you should ask, and do it nicely. Putting a link in a post that has to do with the things you do on your web site would be acceptable, also. But Linking to your website from a post that has absolutely nothing to do with it is blog spamming.