Why They Get Me To Proofread The Bulletin

I laughed out loud when I proofread the bulletin for our secretary today. The private school next to us had requested an ad for their upcoming open house which she had typed as, "Our school is not accepting applications for September 2010."

I read it once and pondered, "If they aren't accepting applications, why are they bothering to have an open house?"

Then it sunk in -- NOW, not NOT.

The secretary laughed when I pointed it out to her, admitting she probably would have received some angry phone calls from the school administration over that one incorrect letter.

I do enjoy proofreading the bulletin; I often find something that makes me chuckle, but not too often do I find something so insignificant that changes the whole meaning of the piece.

And that's why they get me to proofread the bulletin every week before it goes out.